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31-MAR-2006

Wanda 03_31_06.jpg

Here is another "Blue Theme" photo of Wanda. The hardest part of this photo was finding something as simple as hand fans. It sucks living in the sticks sometimes. Brandy ... here is a big thank you for spending the day finding the fans. They were perfect.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/125s f/7.1 at 125.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

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Trevor Edwards09-Jun-2006 19:13
Wanda, you have amazing eyes.
Cheers Bill.
Guest 03-Apr-2006 15:57
An amazing photo. Most excellent work.
NikGr
Guest 03-Apr-2006 06:36
definitely lovely! Wanda, you body shape looks so perfect. could you let us know your height and weight?

Wanda fan
Debbie B.03-Apr-2006 03:51
Very pretty picture!!! Especially when her eyes match the fan.
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2006 06:05
Alright I'm going to fess up to photoshopping the eyes a little. I did use the clone tool to remove a little bit of the red/bloodshot eyes in a separate layer. Then I lowered the opacity to let a little of the blood vessels show. As always I didn't have to mess with the color. Yes Wanda has stunning blueeyes.
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2006 06:04
John,

you crack Me up that you noticed I like to spell the word "laughing" as "laffin". . . as for the color of My eyes. . they are BLUE. . . . and I have people comment all the time about their color. I am often asked if I wear tinted contacts. . I do wear contact lenses, but they are not colored. Because I wear contacts, now and again they irritate My eyes and Bill does do a little photoshop to tone down the redness. . . but there ARE some photos on the PAD project where he let the redness show. . . like in the images where I had been crying for one reason or another.

I remember this one time . . .(NOT at band camp!) . . . . .this man said to Me. . . "you have the most beautiful. . . . BIG". . . .. (and this point he is gesturing with his hands as if he was holding a melon in each one. . .you get the picture?) . . . and I am thinking. . ."he isn't really going to comment on My boobs is he ?". . . . . and then after a bit of a pause he continues. . . . "blue eyes I have ever seen!". . . . . (laffin). . . .I guess some people think My eyes are a pretty color of blue. . . .and here all these years I wished I had brown eyes. . .Go figure. (smile)

Wanda
John Storjohann 02-Apr-2006 01:56
Hey, another "blue period" piece! Nicely done...and unless Bill (and Wanda!) have started another chapter in their work, I doubt the eyes are Photoshopped - just Wanda. Now if Wanda gives a "laffin" at the Photoshop comment we'll know for sure! Thanks for sharing, Bill.
David F 01-Apr-2006 04:01
John L, its Peter Gowland. Looks to me like the eyes are photoshop'd. But Bill its still a stunning piece of work. Even the original is better than many pro's. Thanks Wanda and Bill.
Bryan Ramsay01-Apr-2006 02:45
Great EYES! GMV -BJ
Guest 01-Apr-2006 01:41
Beautiful blue eyes, I like the way you can see your smiling lips through the fan
Wm. Bates01-Apr-2006 01:33
Dave,

What's behind Me is another oriental fan. The blue one in front matched My eyes and the one behind Me just made for an interesting background. I don't really like the color of it, but beggers can't be choosers. Brandy had a devil of a time locating the fans to begin with!

Wanda
Eric Hewis31-Mar-2006 22:14
Wanda, you've enough fans!
Dave Callahan Photography31-Mar-2006 21:53
Love the blues,great light.Whats that behind Wanda?
Guest 31-Mar-2006 21:46
I took a vote . . . the EYES have it!!! You never go wrong highlighting them!!!
stevephoto31-Mar-2006 20:04
Excellent work Bill, Wanda, and Brandy. And I guess we all own Wanda's parents a vote of thanks for those beautiful blue eyes. :-)
yosi aptekar31-Mar-2006 18:52
lovely theme of blues, wanda always looks outstanding.
John Lester31-Mar-2006 18:05
Just imagine Peter Growlands envy with your work.
Great, Great, Great!
kej31-Mar-2006 17:32
A magnificent study in blue.
Gary Blanchette31-Mar-2006 17:24
Look at those eyes! There is only one Wanda. Great job Bill! And yes, thanks Brandy for being a part of what made this beautiful image possible.
Brandy 31-Mar-2006 17:10
Well, I don't know if this is the exact image you had in mind when you sent me on the hunt for the fans, but it looks like they worked out okay anyway. The blue one really brings out Mom's eyes.
mic_hong31-Mar-2006 17:02
Perfect theme... Blue and blue!!! Very creative.
Shayne31-Mar-2006 16:53
what can I say ~ WOW!!!!!

Great shot AGAIN! voted