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02/13/2006 03:09:19 AM · #1
Originally posted by angela_packard:

so why did i get that many ones

I think people didn't undertand your intention, I gave you a 7 and had given you 8 with better lighting. Cheers, eyewave
02/09/2006 11:48:53 PM · #2
Originally posted by cloudsme:

Angela,

Try something like that in 7 sins. It would fit better. I didn't find your picture offensive, just didn't think it was romantic


I would love to try it in sins now that it came up...but you know...it always works out that you never get the challenges in the order you want...
02/09/2006 11:38:50 PM · #3
Originally posted by tristalisk:

I didn't vote on that challenge but if I had I probably would have given it a 7. I don't cre for the lighting, the pose looed too painfull to say raomance. I have no qualms about rope and chains bieng romatic. Just the pose. Normaly this would have received a 5. But it was outside of the box +1, and best of all contraversal and made the veiwer think +1 again. for a decent 7.


Well I wish you would have voted...it might have helped me a little...I am glad you give points for creativity! Not many do!
02/09/2006 02:22:20 PM · #4
looking at the "Restrained Romance" photo...a naked woman chained and tied in the corner of a cinder block room...my first impression was that it looked like a scene from an underground torture/snuff film. perhaps if the woman were on a bed with fur-lined handcuffs and tied with scarves....well, no, it still wouldn't look like romance as much as sexual gratification, (not that there's anything wrong with that!) but it would come a lot closer to romance than the original photo.

i'm definitely part of the "go diversity, it's your birthday!" group, i just think it went too far past the scope of the topic of romance for the average person's taste.

that said...Vive la Différence!
02/09/2006 01:42:27 PM · #5
I didn't vote on that challenge but if I had I probably would have given it a 7. I don't cre for the lighting, the pose looed too painfull to say raomance. I have no qualms about rope and chains bieng romatic. Just the pose. Normaly this would have received a 5. But it was outside of the box +1, and best of all contraversal and made the veiwer think +1 again. for a decent 7.
02/09/2006 01:27:28 PM · #6
Originally posted by mesmeraj:


This is not the missionary postion.

Not that his back is coming into the the image at a perfect diagonat. To the left of his back you can see the divert of her right hip bone into her stomach. Their genitals are not touching.
This is not a picture of sexual intercourse(unless he has some sort of alien corner turning member!). This is (maybe) nude cassessing and kissing. He seems to be nuzzling her neck. Its foreplay. She could well be wearing a bra, and both of them underpants from the information given in the composition. This is an image of a passionate embrace.

*sorry as to not ansering the OP 1's question - just replying to "what xactly is romantic about the missionary postion"*


This is a photo of the series I did for the Romance challenge. It is not the one I entered, the lighting and set-up is a little different, but this one shows that both my models were wearing jeans and that the girl is wearing a bra.



Everyone has a different idea of romance. For example, I for one would definitely not spend a romantic weekend with my wife "only" holding hands. That is romantic for sure, but romance for me encompasses the whole spectrum of what two people in love do to show each other that they love each other. And some people find being tied up romantic as well. It is not everyone's cup of tea, but for them it is their idea of romance.
02/09/2006 01:13:50 PM · #7
Oh My! That would be super fun! Im in. Now if I can just talk my fiancée into it.
02/09/2006 01:08:15 PM · #8
I wonder what kind of threads we would get after a "Sex" Challenge?
02/09/2006 12:57:48 PM · #9
Originally posted by mesmeraj:


This is not the missionary postion.

Not that his back is coming into the the image at a perfect diagonat. To the left of his back you can see the divert of her right hip bone into her stomach. Their genitals are not touching.
This is not a picture of sexual intercourse(unless he has some sort of alien corner turning member!). This is (maybe) nude cassessing and kissing. He seems to be nuzzling her neck. Its foreplay. She could well be wearing a bra, and both of them underpants from the information given in the composition. This is an image of a passionate embrace.

*sorry as to not ansering the OP 1's question - just replying to "what xactly is romantic about the missionary postion"*

Hooray! Someone noticed. I enjoyed your comments and agree with them.

This image is much more romantic than the one referred to in the OP and I scored it considerably higher (as did most others it appears by the end results).
02/09/2006 12:54:51 PM · #10
Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by mesmeraj:


This is not the missionary postion.


Yes, you're right. I noticed the hip swivel when I went back to the picture. But it is still rather intimate. And if he's wearing underpants, then they're riding awfully low! hahahaha


Actually they are both wearing jeans and she has a bra on :)
02/09/2006 12:53:36 PM · #11
Originally posted by posthumous:

And if he's wearing underpants, then they're riding awfully low! hahahaha


It's all the fashion!
hehehe!
02/09/2006 12:51:27 PM · #12
Originally posted by mesmeraj:


This is not the missionary postion.


Yes, you're right. I noticed the hip swivel when I went back to the picture. But it is still rather intimate. And if he's wearing underpants, then they're riding awfully low! hahahaha
02/09/2006 12:49:17 PM · #13
Originally posted by rachelellen:

The missionary position is face-to-face; it's about connection and emotion and touching as much as it is about just pure physical sensation. BTW, I didn't look at the red ribbon winner and assume they were 'in the act'. It looked like foreplay to me.

Now I am going to go away and blush for a while. whew! ;)


Thank you for a thoughtful answer. I would call those things "intimacy" rather than "romance," but as I said "romance" is poorly defined and therefore open to interpretation. I would say romance has more to do with the hope than the actualization. That's why it often involves symbols, such as roses. While roses are a symbol of passion, someone else might give a book as a romantic gift. This is a symbol of intimacy, at least on the intellectual level.

02/09/2006 12:40:11 PM · #14
Angela,

Try something like that in 7 sins. It would fit better. I didn't find your picture offensive, just didn't think it was romantic
02/09/2006 12:38:56 PM · #15

This is not the missionary postion.

Not that his back is coming into the the image at a perfect diagonat. To the left of his back you can see the divert of her right hip bone into her stomach. Their genitals are not touching.
This is not a picture of sexual intercourse(unless he has some sort of alien corner turning member!). This is (maybe) nude cassessing and kissing. He seems to be nuzzling her neck. Its foreplay. She could well be wearing a bra, and both of them underpants from the information given in the composition. This is an image of a passionate embrace.

*sorry as to not ansering the OP 1's question - just replying to "what xactly is romantic about the missionary postion"*
02/09/2006 12:32:52 PM · #16
I didn't find that shot romantic. My comment during the challenge was "This is a step or two after the romance stage".
02/09/2006 12:28:19 PM · #17
Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by glad2badad:


Amazing the variance in view points. Have to love diversity and the value of opinions. ;^)


Unfortunately, many people choose NOT to love diversity. And since I seem to represent diversity at the moment, I'd like to ask the mainstream, what exactly IS romantic about a picture of the missionary position?


The missionary position is face-to-face; it's about connection and emotion and touching as much as it is about just pure physical sensation. BTW, I didn't look at the red ribbon winner and assume they were 'in the act'. It looked like foreplay to me.

Now I am going to go away and blush for a while. whew! ;)
02/09/2006 12:25:39 PM · #18
Originally posted by posthumous:


Unfortunately, many people choose NOT to love diversity. And since I seem to represent diversity at the moment, I'd like to ask the mainstream, what exactly IS romantic about a picture of the missionary position?


That was the question. I can't answer because I am not in the mainstream.
So anyone, chaimelle?

Message edited by author 2006-02-09 12:27:02.
02/09/2006 12:16:18 PM · #19
Not sure what your question is. I gave your shot a 4. I didn't like the lighting or the blur/movement of her hair, and her expression didn't seem romantic. I think an adult model of any age (and in some cases children too) can look romantic. Your idea was good, and I think softer lighting and maybe even softer focus would have helped create a romantic feel.

For me, sex is different than romance, and I find bondage offensive. (No, I am not a religious zealot, but I do have a somewhat conservative set of morals and values.)
02/09/2006 12:11:56 PM · #20
Originally posted by posthumous:

... Now someone answer my question.

What was the question again? ;^)
02/09/2006 11:58:54 AM · #21
Fair enough. One of the problems here is that Romance has come to mean so many things that its definition has become highly subjective.

Yea, though I represent diversity, I shall use Merriam Webster here for a definition:

1 a (1) : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2) : a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3) : a love story b : a class of such literature
2 : something (as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact
3 : an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity
4 : LOVE AFFAIR
5 capitalized : the Romance languages

Wow, even Webster seems to be having some difficulty here. Number 3, perhaps? Or Number 1: in such love stories, you will see plenty of examples of the helplessness of the heroine, which is well represented in Angela's picture. You will also see examples of the rescue of the heroine. This is well implied by Angela's picture, at least the need for rescue. And this goes for chains, ropes and bondage in general.

When faced with a lover who is all tied up, you can play the villain or the hero. Each has a part to play in the romance.

Now someone answer my question.
02/09/2006 11:54:54 AM · #22
I thinks this needs a BUMP
02/09/2006 11:54:36 AM · #23
I think even setting aside the controversial -- or even technical nature of Angela's photo, photography is so subjective. . its all about what touches and appeals to a person. I guess when you remember that we are trying to win a photo contest each week, and the judges are us -- then our chances of winning depend on submitting photos that appeal to the judges. If we just want to display our work and get feedback, that's a different matter, and one should definitely be more open minded about that BUT for contests. . .its all about the judge's appeal.

I didn't give Angelas's photo a low score at all, but as soon as I saw it, I could tell it was one where the majority of the judges weren't going to see it as a winning photo.

Ok. . I'll shut up now. .that's my 2-cents :)
02/09/2006 11:21:11 AM · #24
Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by glad2badad:


Amazing the variance in view points. Have to love diversity and the value of opinions. ;^)


Unfortunately, many people choose NOT to love diversity. And since I seem to represent diversity at the moment, I'd like to ask the mainstream, what exactly IS romantic about a picture of the missionary position?

Well, in reverse one could ask the same about chains, ropes, and bondage...
02/09/2006 11:18:21 AM · #25
Originally posted by glad2badad:


Amazing the variance in view points. Have to love diversity and the value of opinions. ;^)


Unfortunately, many people choose NOT to love diversity. And since I seem to represent diversity at the moment, I'd like to ask the mainstream, what exactly IS romantic about a picture of the missionary position?
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