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 (13)
durleybeachbum
I feel myself getting breathless just thinking about it! So pretty!
FredNunes
You captured amazing light here Bill. A magical moment, forever preserved. GREAT
auntietk
This is really well done! I always know shots like this are there, but I guess I've spent too much time in this landscape to notice the things that would make a good picture. You found the specific beauty in our surroundings. Gorgeous work!
awjay
lovely cool stream
wysiwig
A beautiful place, certainly worth the huffing. I'm not so sure about the puffing though.
jendellas
What a lovely place to walk. Girls would love it.
anahata.c
First, I got so undone by yours and tara's "huffing," i had to look it up. The damned word goes back to the renaissance! (The little s__t.) Who knew? People "huffed" in 1550? Well as you know I'm a font of information about as interesting as the length of a piece of lox, so I'll leave it; but ya can't say I don't read your descriptions. Tara got it on the nose about how one can find a great picture in a place of great familiarity. I don't know how much more there is of this scene, but, through the magic of photography, we see what appears to be a snippet of a vast wilderness. We just don't know what surrounds it---only you know. (The magic of photography---taking the infinite out of the finite.) It's a beautiful, intimate shot, the water is the true center, and the growth all around it is lush and protective. And you got beautiful detail. With light hitting the center, and with a smooth dark-blue rock in the center too. A beautiful 'keyhole' shot. I'd love to know what surrounds it. Really---and I'm being serious---the magic of photography allows us to shoot a tiny alcove in back of a McDonald's, and think it's paradise. Beautiful work, Bill.
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill. I like the lighting very much.
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God bless.
junge1
I feel better just looking at this Bill. Makes the heat outside bearable! lol
sharky_
Very nice and peaceful. Aloha
RodS
Hmm..... You've never heard of "Rod's Law of Ravine Hiking" - which states that "A hike involving a vertical declination of N FEET will result in a return hike with a vertical inclination of N FEET times 2 (at least)." Therefore, you went down 115 feet, but back up 230 feet. See how that works?
But you were rewarded with a very lovely shot, Bill!
Buffalo1
Lovely place for a walk in the city.