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 (20)
Richardphotos
beautiful day and capture
kgb224
Amazing capture and dedication for Ronnie. God bless.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture these ferries are so much fun to ride
blinkings
That water looks COOOOOOOOLD!
durleybeachbum
There is a certain comfortable familiarity about photos of this place, and I really enjoy that!
giulband
Very fine image !!
T.Rex
Ah, he efficient ferry again. Nice photo. The person looking gives a good idea of scale and distance. Keep up the good work! :-)
FredNunes
This is GREAT. The person in this adds so much to ths. Well done!
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill.
auntietk
I couldn't work out quite where you were standing for a minute, but then I remembered that day we spent on the pier just before we left town. This is a wonderful image!
MrsRatbag
What a wonderfully cool shot this is! I love the ferries, they fascinate me...
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Sorry mate I must have missed this, it's all due to the greater number of uploads now, I get lost in all those updates :(. Fantastic work buddy!
goodoleboy
Awesome clarity, color, contrast and composition in this stellar panorama, Bill.
RodS Online Now!
A great capture, Bill! The lone figure gives it a great mood, and a sense of scale as well. Well seen and captured!
junge1
Great capture. Spent many days/evenings there! The ferry looks kind of long. is it a new one Bill?
debbielove
Ha! That would be me.. lol I know, I'm a machine nut.. Great looking shot Bill, thanks for showing.. Rob
jendellas
Would be great to go over on the ferry. Great pic. x
aksirp
great dimension, very clear and zoom is worth!
moochagoo
Love to be in that kind of ferry (lot of souvenirs of San Juan Islands)
anahata.c
In Zoom the spectator suddenly comes into full view. She's perfect. She puts it all into perspective. The mid ground is towering, that big, big ship, made even bigger by the repeated windows on 3 levels; and how it seems to be smashing into that crane-bridge thing (help me with words, here!), that big girder thing that meets the boat head on. Or so it appears to. The two make a formidable 'middle' to the shot. And then stuff in the background with hills or mountains and water and clouds. It's beautiful. And I really like how the front water sweeps around like a hand holding it all in its palm. A very gentle shot, and a sweeping one at the same time. And I love that spectator---she gives us someone to hold onto in that big sweeping mid ground. Really expressive, Bill. Big, intimate, gentle and very impressive.