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:-)
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Comments (21)
jendellas
Wonderful, you are staying in a beautiful place. xx,
Mondwin
Amazing capture my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill.
photosynthesis
The light in this shot is spectacular, Bill - it is radiant. This landscape is definitely gallery worthy...
Richardphotos
magnificent vista
T.Rex
Beautiful photo. Would like to walk in the water (but I bet it's from the Grand Tetons and thus very cold). I've heard of the Goshen Hole a lllooonnnggg time ago. I thought its name came from "Oh, gosh, what a hole!" But being an Internet hole, too, it must be something special. If you can, a few photos pretty please!
My, following your posts is like having a geography lesson and history lesson all in one! I've seen more of the US through your photos than I've seen while living in the US. One really gets to appreciate the country in another way. Thanks! Keep up the good work! :-)
jayfar
I love this serene and peaceful scene Bill.
moochagoo
Lot of atmosphere in this capture.
CavalierLady
Beautiful light and a wonderful landscape, Bill, captured in challenging conditions of looking into the light.
kgb224
Stunning capture Bill. God bless.
Cyve
What a fabulous place !!!
blinkings
Stunning Bill.
RodS
A spectacular view of a spectacular mountain range, Bill! The Tetons are fantastic!
We managed to get into Wyoming far enough to see Devil's Tower. Mostly the weather was rotten, then Jo came down with a nasty cold - so we came back a day early.
giulband
You have captured a very wonderful atmosphere !!!
durleybeachbum
A stunning sky behind those looming peaks!
helanker
Such a beautiful and tranquil place. Gorgeous shot.
MrsRatbag
This is such an incredibly lovely shot; the detail is there in those mountains, so much so that it almost looks like a Bryce render. What a beautiful landscape you are in!
auntietk
Wow. And this is why you're a landscape photographer. What a glorious image! The light is everything, of course, and you've captured it perfectly. Outstanding image, hon! :*
Domi48
A quiet moment... superb. I visited this area some eyars ago.
wysiwig
Superb shot, Bill. One of those images you can look at and it just relaxes you.
anahata.c
Bill, I'm just doing 1 comment per gallery right now, to "get my fingers wet"...but I'll be returning to do a bunch, soon. I chose this for a few reasons. First is that ultra photogenic sights always strike me as some of the most difficult to photograph because---being ultra photogenic---they take away the photographer's will by taking over the shot. It's hard to break through the "hold" they have over the camera, allowing the photographer to speak. You commanded the sight utterly. The sight isn't making the shot, you are. And that brings me to my 2d reason: The crop, the sweep, the contrasts of texture between foreground and background w/ perfect detail in the beach and mid waters, for instance, your capture of light in the mid-zones contrasted with the dark splotch of trees behind it, the sheer atmospheric haze of the mountains which feels like a seductive gown upon them, and the silken texture of your sky with light and clouds sweeping out of it both majestically but also intimately (the sky feels intimate, not just majestic)---this is one breathtaking landscape. Ditto Tara (and others). And the other reason is the crop itself, the longitudinal sweep. You framed it perfectly. Even the detritus in the left side beach and the lone groyne or post in the water are perfectly placed. I know you didn't place them, but you chose them as part of the shot. Beautiful work, and---with tara---a 100% Bill shot.
(I'd pay to see someone like you put down your camera, sprint into the background, move the mountains 'a little to the left', move the shore 'a little to the right', run back, look in your camera, shout, "damn!" and then run back and try it again...After, say, an hour, you'd scream "voila!!!" And you'd take your shot. Then you'd have to put everything back---it's a national park, after all---but if you could pull that off once, I'd pay you big bucks.)