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 (27)
EJD64
That is a great green and a great color for an old car.
flavia49
nice POV
awjay
lovely paint job
photosynthesis
Great shine & reflections & it looks like it even has some woody paneling on the doors...
Richardphotos
a Woody Oldsmobile! I can say this is the first I have seen of this year. the designs are superb
Richardphotos
full screen to truly appreciate the craftsmanship and quality capture
calico_jester
A fully restored 1954 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight recently sold at auction for $12,700 in Lakeland, Florida. I doubt it was as nice as this one... beautiful paint job !
bugsnouveau Online Now!
Beautiful shot...I think it may be a 1952 Buick Super Estate.
bmac62
You are right!
bugsnouveau Online Now!
Is sweet eye candy...I really love the "big mouth" early fifties Buicks.
goodoleboy
Marvelous ambiance of clarity, depth, light perforations (which give it a sense of movement), reflectivity, and gleam, in this shot of what looks like a 1950's Buick or Oldsmobile, Bill. In any case, glad it's not about cars. I never saw anything like this at the auto show in Santa Anita Park.
Faemike55
I really love who the lights are reflected on the various curves of this sweet ride. Great capture
auntietk
Great shot! I like the angle, and all that beautiful paint. The curves and the way the light plays with shape and color is wonderful. Nicely done! :*
MrsRatbag
Absolutely! I LOVE this green, and the shine, and the lines and curves, and, well, EVERYTHING!
danapommet
An exquisite capture - love the color, the dappled lighting and the hood ornament. Sometimes a car doesn't really have to be all about the car!
jayfar
Tis a nice green and I do like all the light reflections Bill.
SunriseGirl
This is definitely a work of art. Thanks for sharing.
CavalierLady
Beautiful detail of color and form, light and reflection. Gorgeous shot. Reminds me of the 1950 Buick my Dad had when I was a kid
durleybeachbum
Green and shiny! What more can I ask!
jendellas
Beautifully shiny, great lighting. xxx
Sea_Dog
Well done - the color and curves in this shot are superb.
blinkings
Yeah I totally agree.
kgb224
Amazing capture Bill. God bless.
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill. I like the reflections very much and green is a very nice color for this car.
RodS Online Now!
I do - this has a wonderful, flowing feel with the curves and light reflections. And also this lovely shade of green. Wonderful photo, Bill!
helanker
Yes, I like this lovely green too and so shiny it is. Super shot :)
debbielove
Reminds me of British Racing Green lovely colour, but we aren't allowed to call it that now... Its not PC and racist! Great shot, good crop mate Rob
anahata.c
Yes, full view is essential! I always zoom, but sometimes it's just a whole different piece, zoomed. Zounds! Zowie! Pow! Wap! (I'm sounding like a 50's comic book!) What a knockout of a shot. I already told you how much I loved this (so I want my money back) (ha ha), but I'm telling you again. Your cropping off the top of the car puts us right into the action, with that sweeping chrome coming at us, broken up by all those lights---you know, the fire escape shot, this shot, and the El shot all have broken-up lights and shadows, which define the shots. You just be exploring that right now. Well, they just swim here. Beautiful work on the hues and the sheen too. The front grill---also cut off and therefore more dramatic---is a big gleaming mouth. And yes, we can see the wood door (I know they called them "woodies," but we knew that word as having an entirely different meaning, lol), and you give us snippets of the surrounding area to "root" this beauty. But hey, the front's the thing, and it's a swooping beauty. Wonderful car work, Bill. With your superb eye and your Mark III, you've made an ocean-wave out of a car. Truly marvelous (which means, literally, filled with marvel). It's the right word!
wysiwig
Not quite Kelly Green. Of course this is about cars, a green one in this case. You have captured this one in all its majesty. And that little bit off brown and tan tells me its a woodie. What's that old boast, eats Volkswagens for breakfast? They knew how to build them back then.
HopeFadesEternal
Love it! It reminds me of the one my father had when he was young, though his wasn't a woody wagon. I never got to see it myself; it was long before I came to exist, but I've seen black and white photos of it, and had been told many times it was dark green. Seeing the green brings back the memories of the tales I heard about the car and my father; I miss them both.