Avangeline 05_09_10 5.jpg by Wm. Bates

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09-MAY-2010

Another from yesterday

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/80s f/5.6 at 115.0mm iso200 full exif

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Louis Indelicato		25-Mar-2012 23:32
Nice shot

Foot Fan		02-Sep-2010 15:09
I love those dirty feet! Thank you""

Dallas Hyatt		19-Jun-2010 05:20
Wow! Quite the moment.

Guest		08-Jun-2010 16:07
I got the part about the feet the instant I saw the shot...and thought they were a charmingly genuine element.

Timothy Guenther		14-May-2010 00:24
I did not notice the dirty feet until I read the comments. All I saw was a beautiful natural girl. Great shot!

Wm. Bates		12-May-2010 03:24
All right about the dirty feet. You know with almost all my photos the elements in the photo are there for a reason. The dirty feet were left very much on purpose. When the model put them up she wanted to brush them off. Wanda and I had a few quick words and decided to leave them dirty. It was a very conscious decision. Here is the reason and what we’re trying to say with the image. Okay it is overall a pretty picture except the dirt which is almost in your face. Nature is like that. Nature can beautiful but in that beauty is ugliness, dirt, dust and danger. It is how the world really is. We filter it out of our minds when we look at almost every beautiful scene. We make a sub conscious decision to ignore the ugly. Here we forced the viewer to make a decision to notice the beauty. You notice the model gazing at the beautiful world but she is also part of nature. You also get reminded about the other side of nature. The scene is pretty the model is pretty but there is that mud on her feet. Mud she, like we did when we were children, just ignored. Isleman gets an “A” today. He got it.

Lonewolf Dave		11-May-2010 22:29
Great idea, but the strong overall green cast from light reflecting of all that greenery is an issue to me. Looks almost like she's bruised. And I think we all agree about the feet. She's a great model that puts me very much in mind of Wanda. Love your work Bill. I can't wait to see more.

Guest		11-May-2010 21:24
Great picture but I would photoshop the dirty feet or wash them next time. They are distracting.

Guest		11-May-2010 15:52
BEAUTIFUL! v. -Joe

Guest		11-May-2010 14:30
Beautiful picture...but I find the dirty feet a bit distracting.

Gary Blanchette		11-May-2010 14:08
Great job Bill.

Guest		11-May-2010 13:32
The dirty feet draw my attention away from the rest of the photo.

Wild Bill Ohio		11-May-2010 12:25
Gorgeous image, Bill. It appears Mother Nature Wanda has a worthy understudy! Would greatly enjoy seeing Avangeline's portfolio myself.

Pedro Lib�rio		11-May-2010 09:12
stunning image.... taken from a lovely dream ...

Ethan Coal		11-May-2010 06:27
Absolutely lovely. Does Avangeline have a portfolio somewhere that we can visit? Great work, as always, Bill.

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