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 (31)
jarmila
romantic creation, nice rose
dakotabluemoon
Very pretty with the BG work.
EJD64
Very well done. I like the yellow on the black, to pops!
jendellas
Wow, Bill this is beautiful!!
NefariousDrO
Very nice! good job on the starfield, U'm curious about how you made it, too. I love the strong colors in the rose.
MrsRatbag
LOL! Must have been that darn improbability drive, who pushed the red button? Great work, Bill!
awjay
is that the new 'starship enterprise'?
Digitaleagle
Very nice and creative art, well done!
durleybeachbum
My sort of galaxy for sure! very clever.
jayfar
The planet Rose. A good idea and very beautiful Bill.
Fidelity2
P-E-R-F-E-C-T. Thank you. 5+!
BIPOLARTWO
Terrific idea and a great result-very well done indeed...
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
auntietk
Such a creative idea, and so well executed. You did a great job on that starfield! :) Very cool! :*
dixievb
Great! Now we have a starfield for all those airplanes!!
T.Rex
Ha! This is both funny and beautiful! I wonder how you made the star field. The title with allusion to Star Wars is rather fun. Keep up the good work! A pity we can't smell the rose. :-)
bazza
Great work on this one Bill, well done!!
goodoleboy
Thank you, Star Wars! Terrific idea to introduce this lovely rose with its accompanying bud satellites against a black starfield, Bill. Pops out beautifully.
Faemike55
Very cool work Bill May the Schwartz be with you!
npauling
A great effect and you have found the most beautiful planet in the universe.
flavia49
wonderful image
Blush
Very pretty,clever and creative as well Hugs Susan~
debbielove
Cool!! A starfield! Well done Bill, way to go lol Rob
bobrgallegos
Very cool work Bill!!!
whaleman
By golly, it's the Rose Cluster nebulae!
dragonmuse
How fun :)
Chipka
You know, that rose with its three rose-lettes actually looks like The Liberator coming at the camera, head on. If you've ever seen the British Anti-Star Trek, then you know The Liberator...a distinctive BBC-quality starship, probably made out of cardboard. I like the rose better, and I love this new direction. Roses in space...there's a future in that. Great work, and if you're interested in making starfields, I can send you a quick trick that requires nothing but photoshop, and a few mouse-clicks...sort of. This rocks. I hope to catch up on viewing and commenting (and posting) soon, but I simply HAD to say something about this one!
tennesseecowgirl
Not quite what I expected from the title but great work.
RodS
Oh, NO! It's the dreaded DeathRoseStar! LOL! Very cool composite, Bill! Great work on the starfield - before long you're going to be doing a new Star Wars / Battlestar Galactica / Star Trek series! Hey, DAZ4 is FREE - no excuses, now! LOL!
cfulton
You need this for the 14th, Bill! Very good, Clive