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 (25)
jendellas
Unfortunately today they would be pinched off the cars, love this one. x
helanker
A really beautiful and elegant ornament. I am afraid Jendalle is right.
Faemike55
Very cool hood ornament. though I think it would be more appropriate for a bus?
X-PaX
Very nice closeup. I'm looking forward to see more.
ronmolina
Nice shot!
T.Rex
Wow! What a great job with such a difficult subject - small size, silvered, lighting, reflections and yet you got the detail so nicely! Excellent work! You place as a professional photographer in my eyes! I do recall seeing the occasional grey hound when I was a child. Then came the 1960s when people started stealing these off the cars. Quite sad. Now you have me looking forward to more of these beautiful rarities! Keep up the good work! :-)
durleybeachbum
I could very happily collect these.
jayfar
Apparently these are now banned in the UK because of the danger of a collision with a pedestrian. H & S gone mad.
Rob2753
Now that is a very polished mascot !! beautifully captured
mgtcs
Marvelous capture my friend, beautiful sculpture, congratulations!
goodoleboy
Great bokeh, clarity and reflectivity to pop out this elegant greyhound hood ornament, Bill.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Sea_Dog
Well done, Bill. I haven't been to the Reno museum for decades so I'm looking forward to more shots.
flavia49
great capture
alanwilliams
terrific shot
RodS Online Now!
That is such a graceful work of art in itself! A wonderful capture of this relic of a bygone age, Bill!
auntietk
Wow ... good job, hon! I know how hard it was to get good shots of the hood ornaments, and this turned out SO well! Terrific detail, and the dof is super.
bimm3d
superb!!
whaleman
Excellent find and capture!
Maxidyne
Looks great Bill. Shame we don't still have these today, H&S cobblers as jayfar points out.
MrsRatbag
Very well done indeed! What a beauty this is!!
kenmo
Cool capture....
beachzz
This is just gorgeous. I remember my grandmother's Pontiac with the Indian hood ornament; they just don't make em like that anymore. What a loss.
tennesseecowgirl
Excellent capture!
debbielove
I thought and hoped you might show this.. Thanks for the close up, its wonderful! Rob