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 (29)
photosynthesis
Now that's some flat land. The sky is magnificent & it fills my monitor very nicely when zoomed...
AZBO
So big an area yet empty-The sky is so soft looking in zoom.
whaleman
Nice shot Bill, great prespective!
durleybeachbum
Amazing sky! How do you not fall asleep driving on such straight roads?!
jayfar
It certainly is an amazing show Bill.
X-PaX
Great capture. Well done.
kenmo
Very beautiful....
kgb224
Love it Bill. Amazing capture. God Bless.
fallen21
Fantastic capture!
abreojos
You would not think it but there are many dramatic shots to be had in the Dakotas! Will be posting some of the ones I had time to get. Missed many more. Lots of God Rays like you captured here. A few missile silos too lol.
Faemike55
I can see for miles and miles
EJD64
Lovely view Bill. That is about all there is to see on 90 in South Dakota.
alanwilliams
there's flat and there's flat and this is !!!!!!! well, flat
rockstrider
Wonderful perspective and sky Bill! Looks like a storm coming in!
jendellas
A straight road & no traffic??? Superb in zoom!!
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture and perspective of this beautiful sky!
helanker
WOW! A looooooong way to go :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
BIG! Sky there bud. Zoom filled my 22 incher pretty well :)
flavia49
cool
CoreyBlack
Amazing shot! I love the skies you can get while driving out on the open road, and this is certainly one of them. Great work!
Chipka
I love it. This is such a fantastic, open shot. It looks as if you've taken a shot of open country at exactly the moment the sky decided to do something and it's doing it quite well. Skies can be ultra-dramatic and this has drama galore! I love the subtlety of the colors and all of that breathing room! WOW!
MrsRatbag
My favourite view, a big weather system and sun shooting rays out below...beautiful shot!
RodS
Hence the term "big sky..." A magnificent shot, Bill!
goodoleboy
The State where I was born, so many decades ago. Awesome cloud blends and contrasts in this sky photo, Bill.
Jay-el-Jay
A nice shot of this impressive view.
Blush
Wow It is awesome in zoom and what a sky it turns out to be...esp in zoom Great capture........and love that sky in zoom Hugs Susan~
nikolais
love open spaces... where the sky melts into the earth. grand shot!
auntietk
It's a gorgeous scene, and your composition is flawless. Gorgeous image!
debbielove
A real view of nothingness! Except a stunning sunset.. What a place.. Nothing at all like it here, except maybe at a push....The Fens.. Good shot Bill.. Rob