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 (26)
kgb224
Outstanding work Bill. God Bless.
AZBO
Wish i could fiddle half as well as you can-Beautiful
durleybeachbum
Terrific! I love the effect and it is a superb composition
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Pretty good fiddling bud!!!
jayfar
A great digifiddle and a lovely posy Bill.
helanker
With a really wonderful result too :)
auntietk
Nice color pop! I like the way this turned out. I hadn't thought of actually doing anything with one of those shots! Silly me. This is nice!
Maxidyne
Very cool bit of 'fiddling' Bill. Love what you have done with this one :)
jendellas
A lovely display!!
Dreamingbee
wow love this effect !!! fantastic presentation
tofi
Really beautiful presentation, Bill! I like the way this is arranged, and such lovely delicate lighting as well!
Faemike55
Very nice work Bill
T.Rex
Oooh! NICE! The contrast between color and b/w is great - really brings out the colors even if the light is conidered low. Silk? Hmmm... reminds me of how my little ratties tails feel like - smooth silk string. Which reminds me - feeding time! Keep up the good work. This is interesting! :-)
rockstrider
Excellent piece of still life photography - love the selective colour aspect to this Bill!
Blush
Great display here I too like the color aspect Hugs Susan~
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful fiddling Bill! Wonderful work!
alanwilliams
a superb image
flavia49
very lovely
goodoleboy
I echo all of the comments shown above, Bill.
JuliSonne
the bouquet is perfect presents..... wonderful composition
Chipka
Fiddling is fun. I love a good fiddle. Photoshop is fun. I love Photoshop, though I only have The Gimp, but it's OK. I love the mood and the selective coloring in this image. I love the shadow on the bottom: it seems as if the whole image just emerges from that shadow. Marvelous! Well seen and presented.
ia-du-lin
fantastic effect, wonderful photo!
kenmo
Nice shot...
MrsRatbag
What a lovely fiddle you've done!
RodS
Definitely some nice fiddling, Bill! I love the selective color of the flowers – it really make them pop!
debbielove
What can I say mate! Well done, it works fine.. Brilliant work.. Rob