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30-AUG-2005

Wanda 08_30_05.jpg

Guess who got a day off....ME!!!! Wanda and I took a ride up the a nearby canyon looking for critters to photograph. I spotted a little area with great light reflecting off the red rocks. I had to get Wanda in that light. Wanda wasn't really ready or expecting to be in my PAD photo. If she had been expecting it; then the makeup, hair and wardrobe would have been photo ready. In reality, I don't care...I think she still looked fantastic :^)

Sometimes I see fantastic light. When I do I try to get a subject in that light. Today was one of those times.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/320s f/2.8 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

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Guest 14-Sep-2005 19:43
Wanda ALWAYS looks great! Great Photo.
Guest 13-Sep-2005 22:59
superb picture well composed and beautifully litup...
coolpix william
cheers
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Robin Reid01-Sep-2005 01:30
I like it when you catch her in a more "natural" state w/o all the makeup. Great light and an excellent portrait.
Guest 31-Aug-2005 22:41
Beautiful portrait!!
Guest 31-Aug-2005 16:34
great portrait and a great place for it...very nice
Shayne31-Aug-2005 14:52
Great lighting Bill, I can see why you wanted to take advantage of the spot - and you had the perfect model along for the trip ~ serndipity
J. Scott Coile31-Aug-2005 13:55
A day off ride to the canyon in the new Mazda! Fun :) Wanda is beautiful AS IS. Excellent portrait. Beautiful light!
Wm. Bates31-Aug-2005 13:51
Thank you everyone for your kind comments about make-up vs no make-up. It's just that even after all this time, I am still terribly camera shy and I especially don't like a lens pointed My way when I am not looking My best. Is that insecurity or vanity? As I think about that question I have decided that when I was younger it was insecurity, now that I am aging , it's vanity! (laffin)

Poor Bill, he really has to work hard when I don't wanna be the victim of his photography. I had a terrible headache when this picture was taken and the wind kept blowing My hair into My face and I simply was not in the mood for this shot. But of course Bill didn't give up. The lighting IS great and here is an image of Me not smiling. That should make one of our "guests" happy because I know they had commented long ago that I can't possibly be a smiley person all the time! So there ya go! Me with a headache, , , , , but still a good sport, all things considered.

Wanda
Kenneth Zimmerman31-Aug-2005 13:20
I like the reflections in the glasses.
Nice shot.
Steve Patterson31-Aug-2005 12:58
Did you drive Wanda's new miata? Sounds like a perfect day.
Ed Preston31-Aug-2005 11:14
WOW, two days in a row of Wanda! Thanks. (and Wanda, please don't worry about make-up. It has it's place, but, sometimes it's just not needed! Great pictures, Bill!
Guest 31-Aug-2005 11:08
Bill, make-up ready or not, there's no better "critter" to photograph than Wanda. Great shot!!!
Jim McKinlock31-Aug-2005 09:15
Bill, this is some terrific lighting, the color of the rocks blends nicely with Wanda's summer tan.
Wanda, what the heck is Bill talking about that you're not photo ready, hair and make-up look fine, don't see any chips in the finger nail polish, and as for wardrobe we all know you're a jean's and t-sirt kinda gal, so it all works just fine.
Eric Hewis31-Aug-2005 09:00
I never see critters like this when I go out!
trafman 31-Aug-2005 06:52
There never seems to be any bad light for Wanda. She also needs to realize that we like to see here in all her beautiful to include without makeup and a true natural state. Thank you for the continuing post.