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 (17)
durleybeachbum
There are certain sorts of families who come down to the beach and behave like this tree.
What an amazing individual.... And the tree too.
jayfar
I see she is wearing trunks Bill. Lol.
Nice shot.
blinkings
What an amazing looking tree.
Arrogathor
Awesome capture.
Richardphotos
awesome tree and capture
sharky_
This tree reminds me of an octopus... Kewl shot. Aloha
CavalierLady
I always thought TX won hands down with some of the magnificent live oak trees in the south part of the state, but obviously I was completely wrong. What a magnificent tree! And a demure shot of your lovely wife, chimping her shots, of course!
jendellas
What an amazing tree, lovely pic. xx
Cyve
Amazint tree and fantastic shot.
helanker
WOW! I do hope Tara ran away, when the tree began to walk :-) A very beautiful shot !!
kgb224
Stunning capture Bill.
God bless.
auntietk Online Now!
The exposure you got on this is perfect! (Never mind how you did it ... I'll never tell.) :P It was so dark in there, it was like walking from full sunshine into dusk. Terrific work!
Faemike55
Seems like she's talking to the Ents
Great capture
MrsRatbag
My full shot of these trees doesn't have nearly the focus/detail that you got here. Plus as a bonus you got Tara! Great shot!
goodoleboy
Wonderful snap of the tree of imposing proportions, Bill.
X-PaX
The tree looks awesome Bill. Very nice capture.
wysiwig
This is a very cool shot, Bill. Fortunately we do not live in a Manga world or one of those branches would have reached out and grabbed Tara (these are the thoughts that come to me when I am high on chocolate brownies, just brownies). What I really like is the random and accidental photobomb behind Tara.