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 (13)
durleybeachbum
That is some organ!
photosynthesis
You need another couple on the other end of the last row to complete the symmetry, Bill - preferably a set of identical twins wearing the same clothes...
Faemike55
Absolutely perfect POV!
blinkings
That sure looks a very impressive organ.
auntietk
That's a terrific shot! If I didn't know better, I'd say you were using a tripod. An outstanding result!
RodS
Gorgeous architecture, and a magnificent photo, Bill! And no tripod? Most impressive!
TECHNISTRATIONS
Awesome - wish I could visit this live today. - Interesting post and great capture!
T.Rex
Interesting neo-gothic already 1855 and so perfectly symmetrical. The organ is of later date. I'd like to hear what it sounds like. Keep up the good work! :-)
jendellas
What a beautiful church.
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill. Well done.
giulband
Excellent picture to represent the concept !!
Richardphotos Online Now!
I am in awe of church architectural styles and this is stunning
anahata.c
As with Tara (just now), I'm doing 2 more of you too. I know you've posted more, but this is a day's visit, and so I can only do a few of everyone (though 4, for you and T, is a good number, this time around!) I've always said that your sense of finesse and detail and grace and balance can make any scene beautiful and jewel-like. In this case, the sight itself boosts you, because it's, by nature, sweeping and spectacular. (As a church is supposed to be, at least some of them...) Your near-the-tops-of-the-pews view makes the pews like a big ocean spreading out before us. And the church opens up above that. The organ pipes make a wonderful 'crown' to the whole; while those beautiful groins (I don't know if that's literal groined vaulting, but it's similar to what you found in the great stone cathedrals of Europe, only it's wood and probably doesn't serve the same architectural/structural purpose, even though they do have a structural purpose) (big parenthetical comment!)---ok, to pick up after those parentheses: Those beautiful wooden beam vaultings glow in your shot---you captured their dark and highlights beautifully. And the light at the back is nearly all white, bringing, into the interior, just what windows were supposed to bring: The light of the divine. A beautiful, really fine shot, Bill. Symmetry ain't easy, but you did it with panache and total class.