Von Gloeden Day

It's Von Gloeden day, and we start with a handsome model on a terrace.

 

G-string Flex

I don't know why Von Gloeden bothered with the g-string on this flexing model.

 

Boxers

The boxing motif shows up several times in Von Gloeden's work,

and this is one of my favorites.

 

Hazy

Whether the hazy effect here was intentional or just later fading,

it gives an ethereal feeling to the photo.

 

Serious

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Look away

I was tempted to remove the yellowing from this one, but didn't.

 

Basking

These two give the impression of basking in the sun with their eyes closed.

 

Sexy

Despite the lack of overt nudity, I find this photo incredibly sexy.

 

Photoshopped?

This one sent my photoshopped alarm off.  Any opinions?

 

David Vibe

Our final Von Gloeden photo gives me a "David" vibe.

 

Military Day, Part 1 - Odds and ends

Today's series is a military two parter, starting with some odds and ends.

This is another of Eliot Elisofon's WWII North Africa color shower shots.

 

Book

These soldiers are supposedly from a book published by Adolph Koch in 1964,

The photo looks a lot older that that, however.

 

Bath

These soldiers look more like they are getting a bath than a swim.

 

Ledo Road

Here's another Bernard Hoffman photo of a chubby truck washer on the Ledo Road in Burma.

 

St. Mary's

This is a cropped version of one of those St. Mary's College Fight School photos.

 

Military Day, Part 2 - That one guy

Part two of military day has some groups of men where there's that one guy who has to show off.

 

Seven

Tent number seven has an interesting scenc going on.  One guy's in a suit,one guy's 

naked except for boots and socks, and one guy is getting out of his pants.

 

Demonstration?

The crowd gathered around makes me think the naked guy was demonstrating something.

 

1939

 

We can't see much, but the guy at center is partially exposed.

 

More than one?

There's actually more than one guy showing off here, but you have to look hard to find them.

 

Polaroid Day

Today we thumb through my collection of Polaroids.  At least they don't get stuck together when we do it digitally.  We start with a guy who looks straight at us.

 

Faded

This one with a classic pose looks faded.

 

William

This one came with a name attached, William.

 

Magazine

This may be the same guy who appears later today with his face covered.

 

Couch

This one  is not very imaginative.

 

Streaks

At first I thought those streaks were from Polaroid developer,

but thay are actually the wallpaper.

 

More

I think I've posted other pictures of this guy, and he looks good in all of them.

 

Does this . . .

Does this pose make my ass look big?

 

Follies

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Maybe it's the angle

Maybe it's the angle that makes it look . . . well, you know.