On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
Comments (22)
jayfar
I like your shot Bill, a great POV.
AZBO
Fantastic detail-hope that's not the disabled parking bay sign to the left of the wing...
durleybeachbum
Well, who would have guessed that! I had to stop using dope in school when drugs became fashionable.. But I have made many coloured tissue-paper constructions myself with this technique.
Maxidyne
One of the finest fighter aircaft of WW2 in my mind. Wonderful shot Bill :)
rockstrider
I understand it was quite common to use doped linen with a wooden frame underneath to keep the planes light as well as being cheap to produce - not much use against flack and bullets though! Great shot Bill!
alanwilliams
a terrific viewpoint
MrsRatbag
And I always thought they were metal! Live and learn...wonderful capture, Bill!
bobrgallegos
Very cool Bill!! Super POV and very interesting Info!!
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
helanker
A very nice surface it has :)
jendellas
You learn something everyday, great pic!!
T.Rex
Nice shot, Bill. It shows the way the linen was attached to the framework. Light, and quick and easy to repair. The forshortened view makes this a very interesting and unusual image. Keep up the good work! :-)
blinkings
I've just watched 'Flight'. Interesting if you haven't seen it.
jocko500
wonderful pov
goodoleboy
Stellar POV of this WWII aircraft, Bill. I thought it might have been a Spitfire at first. The doped linen reminds me of my model aeroplane construction days when I was a youngster.
Faemike55
Fantastic POV and great capture
Adobe_One_Kenobi
The true hero of the battle of Britain, the spit took the honours, when in reality the hurry was the true champ. Takes me back to my days in the RAF when the historic aircraft would use our airfield. Has more character than a Panavia Tornado or Mirage fighter :}
RodS
A great shot, Bill! It's amazing to realize just how strong that doped cloth is...
auntietk
blink blink The Hawker has a fabric and dope body? blink blink Are you messin' with me? Seriously ... a WWII plane with ... okay. There's about a million things I don't know about planes, but that's a surprise!
debbielove
Unlike the Spitfire, this made it very tough and easily reparable.. Great aircraft, super POV Bill! Like this, thanks for posting it.. Rob
Briney
Nice idea for a close up.... I'll have to find myself a hurricane model some day and try to "bump" map it like that.
Buffalo1
Nice view of this Hurri with great detail for modellers.