Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by citymars:
Your model should not take it personally. Calls for her to clean or wax serve to demonstrate that a little body hair really throws people. Maybe it's one of the cultural dividing factors between sensual/pornographic. Just a thought! Peace,

Jen (Red Channel)
by Efergoh

Comment by citymars:
Awesome photo. Spectacular body on your model. it's not that your model looks like Marilyn Monroe, it's that her pose is very much like young Marilyn Monroe's famous pose in (I think) Playboy.

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by Efergoh:
I have no issues with negative comments or critiques. That is not what chapped my ass at all. I expected a lower score, to tell the truth. I am perfectly aware that folks have different boundaries for what they consider good taste, and I can respect that. I'll argue the pornographic claim. I'll agree that it is more erotic, but I wouldn't call it porn.

What upset me was the cracks not at the image but at the model herself. Blast me all you want. I can take it, but one would expect a modicum of respect for the subject...a little tact, if you will. Perhaps I'm a tad more sensitive to it than others, but I tend to be protective of the ladies who offer themselves to my camera.

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

I think that I'll forgo critiquing this image and offer you some friendly advice. Value every comment you receive, every one of them. Firing back at those that take time to comment on your images only serves to dissuade the rest of us from offering our opinions. I looked through each of the comments offered here, and I really can't see what pissed you off so much. Looking at the comments and the photo together, I am even more lost. You said yourself that you felt rushed while shooting, and it really shows. You entered an image below your capabilities, and you paid the price. We all do it. If you don't feel that you can subject yourself to comments, critiques and even criticisms, maybe you shouldn't submit any more. Sorry to be blunt, but I try to speak the truth. Good luck with future entries, and I hope that you continue to offer entries.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

If you run, you will only die tired...
by Efergoh

Comment by digitalknight:
lovely sentiment

This is what I see everytime I see someone shoot a gun - same basic angle, same basic lighting - it's a selective desat snapshot. The only thing slightly emotive is the title - show me the same thing from an interesting/different view and I'll score it above a 4 (standard snapshot score on my scale)

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by JerseyGenie:
I felt the lighting was just off in the fact that it created such a harsh shadow. The shadow (and the pose angle) made it look like someone needed to cleanse themselves. Don't mean to be offensive, just wanted to clarify on what I thought was just a tad off with the shot.
Yes, skin can be very smooth and silky, the shot did not translate IMO. Otherwise, it was a good idea. (I believe I'm trying to say the same thing as Lactobeezor ... who did a better job of expression than I.)

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by fotomann_forever:
I got ya beat in the offending people department ;-) Try 60!

Anyway, I like the lighting and for the most part the pose. I think excluding the feet somehow would have helped the shot.

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by Lactobeezor:
I speak only for myself. I do not think childish when I view the comments. I think that it is hard to put in words the feelings. Look at the shot again without feeling and as an artist.

I too also thought of doing a shot quite like this. But with the model prone. Light from the side at an angle. Camera from the side. Like so many baby shots but with an adult feel. Like you said there is nothing smoother than the female skin.

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by Efergoh:
Well, I just can't help but to comment on the childish comments left here.

I can respect someone who doesn't like the photo and bothers to explain why. I can even respect the opinions of those who feel that the photo is beyond their personal limitation, but "wash up a little better" is pretty disrespectful and sophomoric.

Woohoo! 15 "1" votes.... looks like I was able to really offend plenty of people. Lets see if I can't piss off 20 next time.

Message edited by author 2007-05-23 00:29:37.

Not a Baby's Butt
by Efergoh

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
Looks like someone needs to wash up a little better.