Stacked
by escapetooz

Comment by sherpet:
I have commented I this one before I know but gee I really do like it anfd thats why it is a favorite of mune.....

Double Take
by escapetooz

Comment by sherpet:
I also like the strong contrast of each image against each other..... The surfing one is very appealing, and a strong image on its own. The other one has a cooler feeling, but I like the emptyness or solitary feeling it provokes.

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by escapetooz:

Originally posted by jonejess:

You actually don't know if he's gay, and if he was would you have a problem with that.

I'm in LA and he's trying to model... to explain the crazy get-up. Not my vision, I just arrived and took photos of him. [/quote]

Perhaps I misunderstood the point of the reaction club. I thought it was about "my" reaction. Should I filter my reaction better? [/quote]

as I said in my PM to you, I found this offensive. overdressed, overdone, whatever is fine as many of the others said. Gay crossed the line. His sexual orientation should not be your consern and not your place to make derrogatory comments about.

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by Les_Feck:
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You actually don't know if he's gay, and if he was would you have a problem with that.

I'm in LA and he's trying to model... to explain the crazy get-up. Not my vision, I just arrived and took photos of him. [/quote]

Perhaps I misunderstood the point of the reaction club. I thought it was about "my" reaction. Should I filter my reaction better?

11b: In the Dark
by escapetooz

Comment by Les_Feck:
The eyes draw me in but the cleft in the lower lip is curious. Oddly, it does not appear disfiguring, but still it is a distraction. I wonder what the intent was.

The same with what appears to be webbing. Is this an attempt to create a porcelain doll effect?

Mystique
by escapetooz

Comment by bassbone:
what an awesome look! love the lighting and the processing

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by escapetooz:

Originally posted by jonejess: My first attempt at commentary after joining the reaction club and its a gay guy in a stairwell. Great. Thats a sarcastic "great" by the way not a "great, I'm finally glad to see more gay guys in stairwell photos". I'm thinking that if I were walking down the stairs and ran into this guy I'd probably wish I took the elevator.

You actually don't know if he's gay, and if he was would you have a problem with that.

I'm in LA and he's trying to model... to explain the crazy get-up. Not my vision, I just arrived and took photos of him.

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by Les_Feck:
My first attempt at commentary after joining the reaction club and its a gay guy in a stairwell. Great.

Thats a sarcastic "great" by the way not a "great, I'm finally glad to see more gay guys in stairwell photos".

I'm thinking that if I were walking down the stairs and ran into this guy I'd probably wish I took the elevator.

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by colorcarnival:
Whoo hoo the 80s is making a comeback lol. I love the pose, love the gaze. The green patch on the lips is a distraction. With his eyes and nice skin, I'd say that the makeup is actually hiding his good looks.

Hang
by escapetooz

Comment by posthumous:
I don't think I'll surprise you this time when I say that this photo has sexual overtones. ;)

That in itself is not bad! No no! My only concern is the connection to the viewer. The technique of the lusty gaze to fake this connection is not only overdone, it's a shortcut.

Now that I've got that out of the way, I like this photo. I mean, it's a little campy, a little kitschy, but it knows what it is, and the composition is terrific, nice angle, nice use of dof, great foreshortened splay of limbs. My only suggestions would be to try different expressions, at least give us the illusion that we might be witnessing a genuine feeling... although I must say that the grim fixity of his pout combined with the odd makeup coloring makes him look like he's abused. That's an interesting effect.