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 (16)
MrsRatbag
I love how the water and sky are faded to a pale grey against the thereness of the ship. Well done!
Meisiekind
Oh this is spectacular Bill. I do the scale of that container ship - it is huge! Lovely image.
photosynthesis
Wonderful nautical composition - a great sense of scale & ultra wide horizontal space...
helanker
A great shot from so far away. Well done :)
durleybeachbum
Yang Ming. I wonder if that means anything in Chinese. She is HUGE!
flavia49
wonderful shot
auntietk
Super composition, and I love the wide crop. And what Denise said ... I noticed it, but didn't have a full thought with words. The "thereness" of the ship describes it perfectly!
jayfar
I love the starkness of the ship against the grey blue and the hint of land. Super shot Bill.
My train is coal btw.
sharky_
The containers make it look colorful. Nice shot. Aloha
kgb224
Amazing capture Bill. God bless.
jendellas
An amazing capture, water looks so calm. xx
X-PaX
I like the size comparison very much Bill.
kenmo
Fantastic capture Bill...love it....
goodoleboy
OMG, I thought that was Alcatraz Island before I read your inscription. How monotone, and an excellent exercise in minimalism, Bill.
sossy
fantastic capture of this special seamood and the ship makes it alive! ;o)
CavalierLady
Beautifully composed and captured, Bill. I love the minimalist composition and small boat for scale. Well done!