To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 09:36:32 -0400
Subject: [PML1] CC: China Lee

In China Lee's centerfold (August 1964) we're either in the midst of or 
about to start a delightful romp in or near the bed. No matter what the 
particulars, it looks like we're going to have a great time.

One of the charms of this centerfold, second to China of course, is the 
notion that the romp isn't necessarily going to involve every page of 
the Kama Sutra. In a sense this subtlety was forced on Playboy by its 
advertisers, but it's also one of the marks of a pin-up.

This is a great pose for China, showing off not only her wonderful 
breasts, but the softness and femininity of her entire body. The 
obligatory fig leaf in no way limits this delight as our eyes trace over 
each curve.

The path of the covering sheet draws our eyes on a lower-left to upper 
right diagonal, contrasting with the crossing line formed by China. The 
pink light in the upper right finishes the line started by the sheet. As 
I've said before, this is all secondary to the main eroticism of the 
photo, but when the quality of all the elements is this high it makes 
for an outstanding photograph.

Photographer: Pompeo Posar

Scoring:
Pin-up: 4.0
Erotic: 4.0
Artistic: 4.0

Overall: 4.0 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #23

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1964/08/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1964/08/23-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI


To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 11:17:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [PML1] CC: China Lee

Dan Stiffler wrote:

>On 9/2/03 9:36 AM, "Mark Tomlonson" <tomlonson@wmich.edu> wrote:
> 
>
>>The path of the covering sheet draws our eyes on a lower-left to upper
>>right diagonal, contrasting with the crossing line formed by China. The
>>pink light in the upper right finishes the line started by the sheet.
>>
>
>while the cyber club photo does evidence a pink light and
>sheet, my copy of the magazine has a pure white sheet, with a beige light
>shade in the upper right.
>
In this case Dan I used the scan, not my printed copy. I usually use 
both but events two years ago at the first posting of this review made 
it impossible for me to access my printed copy. This time around I 
simply forgot to make the double-check.

Usually color shifts are a minor consideration (as I would argue here) 
but in at least one case (Heather Ryan) the shift was enough to make a 
decent centerfold a poor one.

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI