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)
blinkings
Nice kitty.
EJD64
Looks are deceiving. Nice shot Bill.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Richardphotos
very beautiful tiger/capture
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Dreamy post work makes him look friendly, given the chance he'd have ya head off :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
BTW thanks for the info on the polar colour film mate Ta everso
jendellas
Fantastic capture, very beautiful animal. xx
auntietk
I like the pose. Such a nice 3/4 portrait shot! :) He seems quite intent on something, but as I recall, there weren't many "somethings" there on which to be intent. :P Lovely picture!
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill.
durleybeachbum
I think he is planning the chapter order for his autobiography.
flavia49
fantastic
Faemike55
Fabulous portrait Bill
MrsRatbag
Beautiful shot of sweet Taj; he's probably listening for the keepers. They do seem to always know where people are!
goodoleboy
Lovely soft ambience of Taj (Mahal) in this sterling portrait of the big cat, wistfully pondering its existence in the zoo. Bill. I wonder if, at least genetically, it misses the challenge of the hunt and kill.
CavalierLady
He is ever so beautiful! Gorgeous portrait, Bill!
RodS Online Now!
What a beautiful capture of this magnificent animal, Bill! It makes you want to just walk up and give him a big hug.......aside from the fact he'd probably eat you for doing so! Just gorgeous!
awjay
eyeing up the tasty watchers
FredNunes
Awesome kitty porttait!
jocko500
wish i could pet him but i know better. cool shot
anahata.c
Your feline captures from this zoo have such a softness about them, they're so gentle. And this one almost melts into our eyes. It's not that you have pronounced "softening"---it's not that. It has something to do with your hues, your balance of light and dark, your textures. Taj looks made of a plush beautiful coat---well he has a plush beautiful coat, but it seems almost cashmere, here. And you've caught him against a red background, which sets off his browns and reddish undertones, as well as his nose. Beautiful and gentle work, Bill; and wonderful to see the difference between yours and tara's captures, and Denise's captures. (I wish I could go to that zoo and take a stab.) A beautiful tribute to feline beauty.
debbielove
Ah! But has he been fed lol Great shot Bill, love these big cat photo's! Well taken. Rob