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The "Jay" glasses are fitted with lenses of nearly +6 and as a result, two special effects are accentuated in this series. First, the way the right lens catches the light. Second, the centrifugal force of the magnifying lens which pushes the image of the eyes far to the left, almost hidden by the rim of the frame.

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Bonnie is only the second model who posed in these "Jay" glasses. They were featured in my photo shoot with Charlotte in 2010 (first weblog, 036). Charlotte had (and has) a prescription of almost +5, slightly higher than Bonnie. Working with Charlotte was an entirely new and fascinating experience to me - all the effects created by the lenses in the glasses were so different from the preceding series of photo shoots with shortsighted models. Light conditions during that photo shoot left much to be desired so I was always on the lookout for a suitable model with long sight. It's interesting to compare Bonnie's series in the Jay glasses with the series in the photo shoot with Charlotte.

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If my memory serves me correctly, these simple but nice "Jay" glasses were acquired during one of my many musical and relational visits to Dublin during the early 1990's. I'm not sure when they were made. The frame shape and size would indicate early to mid 1970's but the frame colours were popular during the late 1970's and early 1980's. Also, opticians in Ireland were often a bit behind compared with the trends in Holland. So your guess is as good as mine :).

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Glasses: Jay England, possibly early or mid 1970's
[L=R: +5.50; c+0.50 v]

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More fine posing by Bonnie in Rodenstock glasses that were probably bought by their first owner as readers only. The frame is reminiscent of several Viennaline glasses from the 1980's.

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These "Lady" Rodenstock glasses were a welcome find in Bavaria, a few years ago. They were not used in any of my previous photo shoot. I selected them for the trip to Ireland with Bonnie in mind. Rather unusual for the 1980's, the eyebrow line of the frame is in perfect harmony with the model's eyebrows.

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Glasses: Rodenstock Lady 913, made in the 1980's
[L=R: +3.25]