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 (34)
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
jayfar
Those are most beautiful shadows Bill and a lovely shot all round.
mystmaiden
love the shadows falling on the sand. Beautiful
AZBO
Love shot's of the sand dune's But our's are not too pretty at this time of the year.
bobrgallegos
A beautiful scene with awesome shadows Bill!
helanker
AWWW!! it is AWESOME!! love the shadows of all the grasses on the beauuuutiful sand.
jendellas
Superb capture!!
arthez
xlt shot
durleybeachbum
Marvellous!
abreojos
Looks like a great place to kick back and watch the day go by!
EJD64
I like the dark areas as they play on the dunes. Nice shot Bill.
photosynthesis
A fantastic image & composition - those elongated shadows are beautiful...
T.Rex
WOW! Those fantastic shadowa look like long strands of black hair draped over the dunes. Great going, Bill! Keep up the good work! :-)
rockstrider
Fantastic light and shadow work Bill!
dixievb
Looks the same north of SanFrancisco--on MuirBeach--lovely!
Faemike55
Wonderful capture
goodoleboy
Superlatiive POV employed to show the magnificent contrast, lighting and shadows in one of my favorite kind of images, Bill.
Cyve
beautiful capture
flavia49
fabulous lighting and POV
Blush
Oh I really like this.... and esp the way the grass displays itself on the sand... absolutely perfect...10 stars for this one...** A fav with me....I could look at this forever....sorta soothing and calming at the same time:) Hugs Susan`
morningglory
Love those cool shadows.
auntietk
LOVE this shot!! The grass is a menace, but it's sooooooo photogenic. :) Gorgeous image, hon! :*
fallen21
Splendid shot!
nikolais
classy shadows!
MrsRatbag
Dune grass, I love it! What a beautiful scene, and very well captured!
pauldeleu
Great picture.
ia-du-lin
beautiful photo, great lighting and shodows here!
debbielove
Beautiful shadows Bill.. Lovely, totally relaxing, I can just hear the breeze from here.. Good one mate! Rob
Richardphotos
Oregon seems to have several types of terrains. I only passed through the SE corner by Jordan Valley, first and only time
junge1
Beautifully captured Bill! Just at the right time!