It was Marian's idea

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! If this is the kind of work you produce outside, you need to do ALL your work outside! Whooo!!

1,2,4,5 are the best. 3 and 6 are missing some lighting. The colors are beautiful, the shapes are sexy, especially #4, which is my favorite because it highlights her best assets. I just wish her sleeve and hands weren't cut off. She's going to LOVE #2.

Great job, Bob.

That was a fabulous idea!
 

OK guys and especially Susie, I'm sorry. Had one of those weeks, no excuse but I was snipping at everyone.

Let me try this again.
Susie:
I thought about putting the strobe on the camera-right side but wanted her light more opposite the sun. (not sure it was the right choice but I sounded good at the time)

She was standing on a picnic table, to raise her above some bushes, and her pants covered her feet, I was trying to chop as much off the bottom as possible, got a little too much on some.

Most of the crops were to take something out of the image, probably should edit out the offending thing (and I did on a couple) instead of chopping it off.

Next time I plan to set that light the same way but add an umbrella a stop or two weaker on camera right provided there isn't much wind

[shrug]

the reason I use the omni almost exclusively is it works well on camera and on a light stand its not prone to fly away like the umbrella tends to do. the umbrella I think would throw a wider softer "beam" at least I think it would.

gonna try it again next week.

Softer 'Beam', well yeah pretty much.  You are effectively increasing the size of your light source, which produces softer light.  The Omni-bounce works well in the right situation, and I agree it's convenient.  I wouldn't advise using an umbrella with your flash on-camera.  It makes the camera very bulky and hard to control (plus people look at you funny).  Also, keep the light as close to your subject as is reasonable, this also increases the relative size of your light source and keep the light soft.  I have also had problems with wind before, hopefully you have someone you can ask to hold onto your light stand, if not, well put your camera bag on one of the legs or wrap your strap around it and hang it from the stand.  I really think you'll find it worth it.  At least I hope you do, otherwise I'm wasting your time.  But I sure like it, so I think it's worth it for you to try it and see for yourself at least.

Travis