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 (21)
jayfar
A lovely old carbide lamp. Super pic Bill.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Wise choice the sepia mate. Excellent work Bill
giulband
very elegant shot
Deadly_Ernest
Nice shot. As a matter of interest, do you know if this was one of the early type that had a candle in it, or one of those that burned kerosene?
bmac62
Sorry Ernest...even though I spent a total of five hours in this wonderful museum...and saw every kind of headlamp imaginable, I didn't get a chance to get an answer to that question. I suspect the car makers were beyond candle power by 1900. I know miners were using carbide before 1900. I suspect this one burned kerosene...appears to have a small reservoir below the mirrored light chamber.
durleybeachbum
Fabuloso object!
ronmolina
Wow!
T.Rex
And a locomobile? Was that another designation for Stanley Steamer? Nice photo of the lamp! With all the air holes it must have consumed a lot of oxygen or given off a lot of smoke. It would be interesting to learn more about the locomobile. Nice touch with the aging/sepia work. Keep up the good work! :-)
Sea_Dog
Well done. Choice of sepia toning is great.
helanker
OH WOW! This is such a fantastic shot and I love that you used sepia, as it makes it look so... clean :)
flavia49
excellent
Faemike55
Very cool shot Bill! love this lamp
goodoleboy
A fine foto of one ornate and what seems like a somewhat complex headlight, Bill.
auntietk
Very cool! With shots like this, you might actually make me regret I skipped that room. :P I'll enjoy your shots from there all the more! :)
whaleman
That is just something else! Great shot!
MrsRatbag
Wow! A real work of art, made for working; now that's elegant! Wonderful capture!!
jendellas
Super pic, the lamp is kept so shiny!!
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God bless.
RodS
Oh, that is just gorgeous, Bill! Wow...... I'd sell my soul (well, almost) to get my hands on one of these! Sweet capture!
dragonmuse
Very nice. I love the artistry of these old vehicles.
X-PaX
Very nice capture.
debbielove
The way you've lit this Bill has made it seem even more wonderful.. Such craftsmanship, long gone I fear... Excellent mate, more like this please. Rob