Thursday, June 25, 2009

Bathing Beauty - NSFW

While I was camping with friends at a remote location, the temperature and humidity were both very high. The afternoons were brutal to those of us from northern states where spring had not really let go yet. We were used to overnight lows in the upper 40's (F) and daytime highs of upper 60's. While camping the overnight lows were in the 70's and daytime highs were near 100. To beat the heat, we spent a lot of time wearing little or nothing (I did say remote location) and there was a delightful creek quite close by.

At one point while we were sprawled out in the cool shallows of the creek, I looked over at the furthest downstream person and was struck dumb. Asking her to stay put, I trotted back to grab my camera.

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Wow! I knew the moment I tripped the shutter on that one that I had a good one. I shot more, of course...

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I cannot decide which of these last two I prefer. Do you have an opinion?

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I love that I hang out with friends who like to get naked. I love even more that in general they are cool with me taking photos of them. And I especially love it when they give me permission to use them here.



10 comments:

  1. Regarding your question, I definitely prefer the last picture. The lack of a visible horizon and the way the sun shimmer goes up to her and stops both really add something to the shot.

    - Eric

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  2. I prefer the middle - the view is more ground level as maybe that of an earthbound creature's view v. aerial... Colleen

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  3. I prefer the first pic!

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  4. I like the middle one better as well, more interesting composition with the horizon, and a more striking silhouette of her body.

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  5. Like the first. The glow of the sun on water and hair, the line from shoulder to knee are visualy appealing! My preference.. of course.
    Wolfie

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  6. My preference is the final shot.... Wider and more inclussive of the nature around her without seeing where the water ends.
    Nicely done.

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  7. Well sure, the first one is a given. But of the remaining two, which is preferred? And I love hearing WHY you prefer one over the other.

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  8. I like the light dancing on the water and my eye seems to want to know what's around her so the middle one is my preference of the last two...I also wish it was me laying there in the cool water, looks so refreshing!

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  9. The second of the last two pics, most definately. The lack of a shadowline in the water focuses attention where it should be. There is greater variation in the height of the legs so there appears to be a bit of movement and lengthening.

    Now, you have to come down to Playalinda and takes pics. I'll get folks together.

    Playing at Playalinda: Mindful Self-indulgence at the Beach.
    http://adamusatlarge.blogspot.com/2006/08/playing-at-playalinda-mindfull-self.html

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