William C. Gladish
Profile
I started out as an artist, became a pilot, and ended up where I am now: nature photographer and educator. Being a pilot allowed me to observe the Earth and humanity’s impact on it from 30,000 feet for many years. It allowed me to experience different cultures and to see the world through many lenses. From as far back as I can remember, I’ve always enjoyed and valued the arts. I’ve worked pencil, ink, pastel, paint, clay, and wood. However, for over a decade now, I’ve devoted myself to the art of nature photography in an effort to inspire my fellow citizens (from around the world) to think, protect, and enhance biodiversity (our life-support system), and in-turn humanity’s long-term physical and spiritual health. This website and the income it generates is an extension of that work. I hope you enjoy the images. Thank you for your time :-) I also want to thank my wife, Sheri, for all the support she has given me over the years.
Copyright Notice: Images Copyright © 2009 by William C. Gladish, All Rights Reserved. Any copying, down loading, reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any kind, in whole or in part, without written permission is strictly prohibited.
Personal Interests: Learning and appreciating the complex world around me and interacting with fellow citizens from around the world.
Artistic Interests: Nature Photography…Bill’s images have won numerous awards and have been published by many organizations.
Camera Equipment: I’ve been getting numerous questions concerning my equipment/technique. So here’s the main elements: I use a Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, and a number of Canon lenses (the 500mm and 300mm mostly), tripod whenever possible, and sometimes a blind. All camera buttons and focusing are programmed and set for action with the available light from the start. However, I’m constantly switching buttons on my camera (based on the changing light) to optimize the depth-of-field and still obtain a sharp image with the shutter speed. As a pilot, I’m use to flipping switches and sometime very fast. As for the shutter speed, f-stop, and lens for each image, sorry, I don’t keep track of that information.
I’ve studied and enjoyed the natural world since I was a child, which allows me to find and predict animal behavior well and the 500mm lens and 1.6 magnification of my cameras keeps me far enough away so as not to disturbed the subject. Then there’s the joy of relaxing and waiting for all the elements to come together at the same moment in space and time: photographer, camera, light, background, wildlife, and undisturbed behavior :-)
Groups
William C. Gladish is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, " ' Too Bright ' ", ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *Focus and Lighting*, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 300+ Go Long!, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, Accentuate The Eyes, Alaska ~ Beyond Your Dreams, All About Water, All Animals Great And Small., All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, American Southwest , AMERICAS NATURAL WONDERS, Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography -*4 legged & furry shots Only*, Animal Portraits, Antlers, Racks, and Other Horned Animals, Baby Animals (No Kittens or Puppies, 3/day), Beach Art, Bears of the world, Bee & Wasp Passions, Big Cats, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Bug Hunt! (with Location please), Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Canadian Rocky Mountains, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Cards: Animals and pets (2/day - NO WRITING), Cards: Best of Your Best, Cats and Dogs (1 artwork per day), Clever Designs, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: PINK [No Flowers]), Colorful Colorado, Colors of Water, Colour and light, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Cutest of the Cute, Dawn and Dusk Light, Dolphins & Whales, Dragonflies, Eagles Only, Earth Keepers (include location and 'green' ideas), Endangered Species, Environmental Awareness, Extreme Close-Ups, Eye Contact (Animals Only), Eye Macros, Fabulous Froggies!, Fabulous Ts, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, FEATURED ONLY, Florida the Sunshine State, voting is open , Forests, Funny Kritters, Green!, Halloween T's, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Hummingbirds of the World, Image Tees, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Just Pure Nature., Lakes and Inland Waterways *one* per day, focal point - the water!, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Minimalism, Montana , Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mother Nature's Finest, National Parks of the World, Natural Developments, Nature's Wonders, Not What It Seems, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Parrots Only (Birds), Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, Perspectives, phoDOGraphy, Photo Tshirts, Photo-Zen, Photography 101, Reptiles, Rivers and Streams, Seasonal 'Scapes, Sensational Sun, Sets of Two, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Simple by Design, Songbirds of North America 2 a Day, Squirrels & Chipmunks, Sun Rays, Sunrise, Sunset, The Birds, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Unlimited Quality, Urban Wildlife, Veteran's Day cards- Cohost needed, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, Waves, Weekly Theme Challenges, Wild Nature Photography & Writing, Wildlife, Landscape, and Nature Photography Online Magazine, Wolves & Wild Kin and Wolves in Art.
