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)
Richardphotos
I am mesmerized by rows also and love the farm lands in California. I heard farmers are using global positioning to keep their rows straight
wysiwig
A very calming scene.
awjay
nice leading lines
kgb224
Amazing capture Bill. God bless.
durleybeachbum
If Brexit happens the price of British spuds will soar as no English 'workers' are prepared to do the job of picking them. We rely on armies of seasonal European immigrants to do gather fruit and veg.
I watched an interview with a xenophobic ultra-right middle-aged thicko on benefits complaining about all the foreigners taking his jobs from him. The reporter told him that the farmer was desperate for more people to pick the beets in the field opposite his council house. He replied that he wasn't prepared to do such a dirty job! (Only with rather more colourful language) And therein lies our problem, which I believe to some extent the US shares.
Faemike55
Great capture Bill!
X-PaX
I like the composition very much. Very nice shot Bill.
Otto1969
Well seen and captured, the angle of view shows good the depth of the field.
jendellas
Great photo, lots of spuds.
blinkings
Yeah fruit picking etc is done over here by back packers. If they want to stay longer, they need to work. No job would be 'too dirty' for me if it mean't the difference between feeding my family or not, but sadly not everyone feels the same way.
auntietk
Man, that is a LOT of potatoes! The mind boggles.
I'm glad you stopped to shoot this. I know how fascinated you've been with this particular field! It really is fun to drive by and watch the rows move by.
RodS Online Now!
Mashed, and fried, and baked, oh, my! I love 'taters!
Wonderful lines here, Bill! It pulls you right into the image. I'll grab some 'taters while I'm in there...
kenmo
Gorgeous scene and outstanding capture...
junge1
Great shot. When I went to Mt Fuji in summer 1967 while stationed in SEA, I marveled at the precision of the rice field rows in the Japanese countryside.
aksirp
yes, I do like to see this wonderful lines in a field, the tractor can do it very correct but the plants seems to grow all together .... stunning. great DOF, love it!
anahata.c
I think living in the midwest helps bring out the "inner plant row" photographer in one...I know this isn't the midwest, but it does have a midwestern feel to it. Fine shot of the rows, with the lights (from the flowers or leaves) guiding us along the tops of the rows. The balance from the smooth grass in the background, and the dirt road in the foreground, is very sweet. And the right-side trees give a fine changeup to the whole. Very big and peaceful, with a real midwestern feel to it...
Buffalo1
Farming at its best! Great composition, Bill.