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 (19)
giulband
A very expressive and beautiful photo !!
Faemike55
Very lovely panorama! very few times I've ever seen anything but grey on the coast. Fabulous capture
photosynthesis
Fantastic painterly landscape. Beautifully rugged coast behind a very appealing line of trees & shrubbery. One riddle (noticeable only when zoomed to full size) - right below the second tree from the right is something that looks like it could be a person or a tall object of some kind - wonder what it could be...
bmac62
I am at a loss as to what that item is myself. We were in an RV campground. Maybe that is an electric junction box. (?) The water is a little further away than it appears. There is a sandy beach that is about 50 yards wide on the other side of all the foreground greenery.
jayfar
A true meaning of the 'Wild West' Bill. Super landscape.
durleybeachbum
There is such richness of colour in the vegetation, that it makes up for the grey!
awjay
superb view
Domi48
Well, a splendid landscape.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
X-PaX
At first i thought it is a Terragen V2 image. Very nice capture Bill.
helanker
And windy too I guess. I see all the foam on the water. A really beautiful shot, Bill :-)
jendellas
Still very beautiful. xx
MrsRatbag
Wow, it does look a bit stormy out there; but what a view! You all are living the good life, that's for sure!
goodoleboy
Great panoramic capture of a human-free tableau, Bill.
danapommet
A spectacular pano photo Bill and I love the rocky towers being beaten by the incoming waves yet still standing tall. I checked out what Claude had mentioned and it does look like a totem of some sort!
CavalierLady
What an impressive view! And seeing the wind driven waves, so nice to be warm and cozy inside your motor home. Beautiful shot, Bill.
moochagoo
How wonderful pictures with those waves.
RodS
Even on a gray and overcast day this is a beautiful Vista! It sure beats waking up and looking out the window just to see more houses. A beautiful photo, Bill!
SunriseGirl
Ditto all the above comments
auntietk
Meh ... I think it's just a post. :P That was such fun out there, wasn't it? Walking on the beach every day, laughing at the vampires ... does it get any better? :)