Western Photography Guild Day

It's Western Photography Guild day, and we start with Chris Leonard 

stretched out in front of Don Whitman's 1970-ish TV.  This is 

from one of WPG's "At Home" themed photo sets.

 

Glen Hudson

The color in this shot of Glen Hudson seems super saturated.  Kodachrome?

 

Brian and Bud

These two grapplers are Brian Hart (right) and Bud Romer.  

I can't tell if Bud is trying to throw Brian off the hill or kiss him.

 

Billy Joe Carr

Billy Joe Carr never posed frontally, at least as far as I've seen.

He did, however, do some nice derriere shots like this one.

 

Buck Youngblood

I'm posting a front and back twofer of Buck Youngblood.

 

Terry Redpath

Terry Redpath gives us a grin.  Or is it a smirk?

 

Andre and Tim

Here we see Andre Belval and Tim Richardson on a modernist couch.

 

Steve Anthony

Steve Anthony stretched out on a bed for this one.

 

Marc Arno

I used to think that Marc Arno's very best pictures were the color ones,

and then I came across this gem.  Live and learn.

 

Larry Huston

I don't know what Larry Huston is doing in our final shot 

of the day, but he looks good doing it.

 

Early 20th Century

It's early 20th Century day, and we start with another item for the hood ornament collection.

This time it's a version of Mercury by French photographer Jacques Boyer.

 

That look

"If looks could kill, it would have been us instead of him."

Or, as we say here in Hawaii, "Stinkeye."

 

Eugene Rapin

This is Eugene Rapin from Prof. Desbonnet's publication La Culture Physique.

My source, however, did not attribute it to the professor himself.

 

Pair

They seem concerned about something off to the left.

 

Inspired by

This one was inspired by The Thinker with a bit of Narcissus thrown in.

 

Academic Study

Larry over at The Unashamed Male sent me this photo

which is an academic study focused on muscle tension.

Thanks, Larry!

 

Not French

At first glance, I thought, "This one has to be French."  Well, I was wrong.

Turns out to be a Von Pluschow photo of an Italian.

 

J. Helin

Here we have an autographed photo of J. Helin of Helsinki.

Finland was part of the Russian Empire when this was made.

 

Page 639

The French Sports Federation published a review called L'Éducation Physique.  When I saw this photo of Josef Auer of Zurich listed as from page 639, I thought they had put out a huge book version and got excited.  Turns out that they continued their page numeration across issues over the year, and this was likely from near the end of the year.  Oh, well.  I will continue to research it.

Soft focus

The soft focus in this photo by an unknown was likely an artistic device

used by a group of photographers known as pictorialists.

 

Men in Bed Day

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No idea

I have no idea what's going on here other than two fully clothed guys are kissing.

 

Candid or staged?

Is this one candid or staged?

 

Eager

I get an eager impression from this fellow.

I'm sure he had no trouble finding friends.

 

Satyr

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Fabulous Furball

This guy gets today's Fabulous Furball award.

 

Left out

The two guys at center seem to have some chemistry going, but the two others look left out.

A simple rearrangement might reduce their forlorn looks.

 

In or out

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What he wants

Somebody knows what he wants, and somebody else doesn't seem to mind at all.

Meanwhile, another guy is snoozing obliviously in the background.

 

Finally

And finally, I guess that opening phone call got some results.