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18-SEP-2004

Wanda09_18_04.jpg

OK, this is our first image taken with the Canon 20D. For the first time in a very long time I shot in jpeg and not raw. I'm waiting for C1 to support the new raw files.

This images is pretty much straight out of the camera. I resized for the web and added a little Unsharp Mask (150,.3,1) in Photoshop. I'm very impressed with this new body. I did a little shooting around the yard. What can I say but "Wow, this camera is fast" and the images are very nice right out of the camera.

A few months ago I tried to get Wanda to do this pose. She said, "No way!" She is feeling more comfortable with herself and was willing to try it tonight.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/100s f/5.6 at 50.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 23-Nov-2011 20:45
i love this picture - it is so dirty but not really
Guest 14-Jul-2006 23:19
Erotic and nice..
Wm. Bates15-Apr-2005 14:14
Ian, USM filter stands for Unsharp Mask filter in Photoshop. It makes images appear sharper by increasing the contrast of edges. Guest down below has no clue. Those levels 150/.3/0 are very low. Most point and shoots apply much higher levels of sharpening in camera than that.
Guest 15-Apr-2005 13:12
Ok, I didn’t notice this before – could someone tell me what a USM filter is, please?
Wanda I can understand why you may not like this picture too much, being that it’s a very ‘open’ image and that you’d feel a bit exposed. But calling it a nasty pose – No Way! It’s alluring, even sexy but it’s just another aspect of what or who you are. You may see yourself as fun, fit, flirty and adventurous but you are also beautiful. Don’t knock it, girl!
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2005 15:11
This image is not on My list of favorites. It took Bill several weeks to coax Me into posing for this one. Even though all My "bits and pieces" are covered, I still think it's a nasty pose! Although I must say, I stil had a fairly decent tan in this photo and almost have some tummy muscle!

Wanda
Guest 19-Nov-2004 04:39
stunning!!!!!!!!!!!
ukexpat24-Sep-2004 00:17
Indeed a very impressive body!!
Guest 23-Sep-2004 13:18
I realy like your photos.i vote for this gallery :)
Manish G21-Sep-2004 05:13
We can clearly see the suntan shade of slips, we could have put the slips in that position to hide. A great shot anyway
Wm. Bates20-Sep-2004 03:56
Jacquie, the 10D is staying right here. I needed a second body. The 20D and 10D make good mates.
Jvan Photography20-Sep-2004 03:51
Beautiful as always....if you need to find a nice new home for your old camera... ;-) hee hee just kidding....kind of
Wm. Bates19-Sep-2004 22:38
Mr. Pickle, OPPS, that is my screwup. This is the 09-18-04 image.
Guest 19-Sep-2004 22:33
I posted this in the wrong place. This is nice. A bit overexposed in spots. Also, as of this writing, there isn't a 9/18 image yet...
Steven Osmanski19-Sep-2004 15:39
Fantastic shot! I think your doing great with your new body so far, WM that is. The focus is excellent, very sharp. I also agree that the hair light is a bit too strong, but given the dark background????? Maybe it could have been raised above her head to catch more of the hair, just a thought. Overall this is one of your my favorites so far. And there are so many wonderful images to choose from!

Thanks for your bravery Wanda!

Steve
Stuart Peterson19-Sep-2004 15:09
Great Googly-moogly, am I ever glad I stopped by today!
pilot37119-Sep-2004 14:40
Wanda is stunning model and you are fortunate to have such a willing model/wife :-)
I keep trying to coax my wife into being my model

Fabulous image, amazing POD - I've been following it for months
Sean Garnett19-Sep-2004 11:27
The backlighting in Wanda's hair is just a little too heavy-handed or hard for my taste. A little is probably necessary to keep the hair from blending into the dark background, but .... Maybe the USM filter exagerated it.
Lou Giroud19-Sep-2004 08:53
The picture as such is excellent, Bill. I had a 20D in hands 2 weeks ago and made a serial of shots with it. I noticed the fast response to the switch-on of the camera which is very close to Nikon's D70 now, The speed in sports hsots in series is excellent as well, but needs a fast memory card, I had a Lexar 40x and it made a hughe serie of shots with it. On my side I noticed a bad response to the 9 field matrix which tends to focus where ever she wants to do it and selecting specific field ended in a few shots with a focusing in just another part of the picture, but this only in wide field shots, on close-ups where this feature is a bargain, the camera focused correctly. But, we all know that Canon is not the focusing expert. The new digic 8 mpix on his side is a real Hammer.
The jpegs are excellent and one can see this here on the shot you show us.
So, let's see what it does further, knowing it to be in the hands of an expert, I will take your's as a reference to get a real ipression of what the camera can do, Bill.
Thanks for this shot and explaination.
Guest 19-Sep-2004 06:41
150,.3,1 is more than a little USM but none the less the image quality is stunning!
Wm. Bates19-Sep-2004 05:47
Gordon, I'm not that familiar with the Fuji line. Canon, Nikon and Minolta in their higher end cameras allow you to shot raw files. These are the file straight off the sensor without any in camera sharpening, color adjustments, white balance adjustments or compression. JPEGs are all worked over by the camera. With raw files you have much more control to make those adjustments with programs like Photoshop. This is much better than doing it in the camera. Also, raw files allow you a little latitude to adjust exposure and white balance. This is a big plus. So if you have the time and storage space (raw files are bigger than jpegs) shooting raw has lots of advantages. The only two down sides are they require more memory and the extra time to process.
Gordon Hughes 19-Sep-2004 05:36
Bill
There is only one word that sums up this picture and thats WOW. Wanda looks so beautiful and mature, she is miles ahead of models half her age. Good lighting and colour, well done yet again. One thing I keep reading about Raw, what is it my camera is a Fujifinepix S3000 and can only take pictures in jpeg??
Guest 19-Sep-2004 05:29
OMG....JHR heading for the shower! LOL!! Wanda you are HOT! Bill, enjo that new "body"!