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 (30)
ronmolina
To cute!
jocko500
hahahah so cute looking
Osper
"Man are they through yet?"
whaleman
A nice way top cool the tummy! Ladybug used to do this as well.
blinkings
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
jayfar
A lovely shot and a great title.
durleybeachbum
Hehe! I think Mandy is admiring her wolf shadow. A girl can dream.
Hendesse
A cute capture indeed. Superb shadow game.
SunriseGirl
That is adorable :)
alanwilliams
i want to be alone
jendellas
She is taking in the sun hope she has her factor 50 on :o) xx
Faemike55
Very cute capture she looks so sweet
MrsRatbag
Kinda looks like she thinks she's Batman! What a great capture!!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Hehehe! I was thinking of the batman connection too before seeing honeys comment. Well spotted and taken bud!
Rob2753
What a great contrast her white fur against the dark sand of the beach :)
X-PaX
Cute capture Bill.
auntietk
She sure does like the sand! :) This is a great shot, hon. Love the relaxed, totally-Mandy pose!
helanker
SO nice cool sand to rest on. She is so lovely :-)))
kgb224
So adorable. Must say I like that wolf/batman shadow as well. God bless.
FredNunes
A great shot... difficult exposure as I see it... marvelous compo too... oh and CUTE... :-)
blondeblurr
That must have been a long beach walk and she is totally exhausted - "why won't anyone pick me up and carry me home for the rest of the way ? - and now I am going to pretend to be just some seaweed!" BB
Richardphotos
very cute dog and shadow
goodoleboy
Cool capture of Mandy, lying in sharp contrast to the ground, and fascinated by his/her shadow, Bill. I know the feeling well, although, in my case, with shadows in general.
RodS Online Now!
Hehe - What a great shot of adorable little Mandy! She'd look good in her own pair of shades, just like any fashionable lady. :-D I love her pose and the shadow is just delightful! What a fun capture, Bill!
flavia49
great shot
junge1
Great shot Bill. I think it is becoming easier and easier for her to go to this position, i.e. take the weight off her legs and feet!
danapommet
A great pose by Mandy and a sweet shadow too!
debbielove
Mandy doesn't 'Do' sun lol Great shot and she does not know! lol Rob
nikolais
She looks so cute against the blue and gray.
anahata.c
It's a wonderful shot as well as being a great capture of a mandy-moment. Her white presence is so contrasted with the long deep gray of the beach. (I assume this is a beach.) And she's lying down in tandem with the striations on the sand---how'd you do that? It's wonderful. And her shadow is pure and long and deep. And that's the shot, but for the usual beach interruptions---ie, the patches of grass and seaweed, the branches, etc. A real minimalist composition. And while she may have forgotten her sunglasses, the beauty of the shot renders her lack of sunglasses unimportant. Lovely, enchanting and haiku-like. This is a beautiful capture.