Bulges Day

Our theme today is bulges, and we get things started with a happy guy in a boat.

 

Ernest Cadine

This is early 20th Century French bodybuilder Ernest Cadine.

A viewer once described a similar bulge as "moose toe."

 

Sailor

Everybody loves a sailor.

 

Literal I

I think this is a Swede, and that bulge leaves very little to the imagination.

 

Happy group

This happy group has just won three trophies.

 

Model

This guy looks like a 1980-ish model.

 

College Rowers

Here we have an early 20th Century college rowing team.

You should enlarge this one if you can.

 

Bodybuilders

My souce says these two are bodybuilders, and I believe it.

 

SG Dynamo

This fellow was a member of the 1964 SG Dynamo 

water polo team of Magdeburg, Germany in 1964.

 

Peek

The final bulge in the series also includes a peek at something more.

 

Polaroids

It's Polaroid day, and we start with a guy leaning against a kitchen sink.

 

Flashback

The writing is barely legible, but someone labeled this guy in a jockstrap as "Flashback."

 

Early days

I suspect that this is an example of the early days of Polaroid photography.

 

Cheating

I suspect that this guy cheated by having someone hold up his feet.

Still, it makes for an interesting photograph.

 

Asset

 

Here we have a model showing off his finest asset.

Military?

This guy has what looks like a military haircut.

 

Streaky

This is a good (if that's the right word) example of the 

streaking common in some low cost Polaroids.

 

Buttercup

Buttercup seems to be warming his package by the fire.

 

Previous production

This fellow seems to be looking at some pictures that were probably taken earlier in the same session.  Note how the photos are curled, a common occurrence with Polaroids.

 

Familiar Model

If our last Polaroid star looks familiar, it's because I've posted 

other photos of him in different poses in the past.

 

Honorable Mention

 All-time Favorite Models - Honorable Mention

A few weeks ago, I posted my 15 favorite physique models of all time.  Of course, there are a lot more worthy men than that, and several of you suggested I do a followup series on those who didn't quite make the cut.  That's what I'm doing today, and I honestly have to say that there are plenty of worthy other choices besides the ten who follow.  Suggestions for a future set will be appreciated and given full consideration.

Tom De Carlo

Starting off the Honorable Mentions with a hairy Tom De Carlo

in a photo for which I can't find a firm attribution.

 

Bob Poling

This color slide of Bob Poling was made by Bruce of LA.

The man is beautifully proportioned.

 

Ed Fury

Sword and sandals movie actor Ed Fury had a fairly successful film career

despite having appeared nude in a large number of photos.

Here we see him in a photo by Bob Mizer of AMG.

 

Ken Steel

Ken Steel brought a bit of rugged maturity to the underappreciated work of photographer 

Rod Crowther.  Below, we see a very artistic rendering of this fine model.  

This guy is one of those who leaves us wishing for more, a lot more.

 

Marc Arno

Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild took this 

and many other fine photos of Marc Arno.

 

Bob McCune

Here we have Bob McCune in a photo thought to be by Russ Warner.

 

Don Fuller

I've already posted all the full frontal nudes of Don Fuller that I have, so this mesh posing strap item by Pat Milo will have to do.  Below, we see him in artistic color by Bruce of LA.

 

Chuck Miller

Chuck Miller is our second dark horse on the honorable mention list.  A San Jose State athlete, 

his modeling for Dave Martin in 1953was apparently his entire career.  This guy also 

makes my list of models I'd like to see a whole lot more of.

 

Barton Horvath

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Jack Lalanne

Some people give Jack Lalanne a hard time for having tried unsuccessfully to round up and destroy 

all his nude photos when he got his first TV deal.  Fortunately, Russ Warner refused, and a few 

photos by other photographers resurfaced decades later when private collections were sold.  

I don't think we should judge Mr. Lalanne harshly, though.  He would have been blacklisted 

had his past become widely known, and he went on to introduce basic principals of fitness 

and health to millions.  And besides that, he was one fine looking and well built man.  

So he closes out my "honorable mention" list.