To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:01:04 -0500
Subject: [PML1] CC: Ester Cordet

In Ester Cordet's centerfold (October 1974) she's taking a candlelight 
bath. She seems to be completely unaware of us.

As Dan Stiffler has pointed out, this is the only centerfold where the 
Playmate is not looking at the camera, and by extension, at us. I'd say 
that lets me refer to it as an experiment. I don't think the test was a 
success. There is a real disconnect between model and viewer. It moves 
the centerfold from the realm of the pin-up closer to the artistic. 
While I love a good art nude and I wouldn't even be reading Playboy if 
not for the artistry of the photos, in the centerfolds I want a pin-up.

On the erotic front this centerfold succeeds in spades. It's a great 
pose for Ester and matches the greatness of her figure. I like the 
flowing bath water. It smoothes out the skin in a surreal way and lets 
us concentrate on Ester's extremely pleasing curves. This seems an even 
more appropriate choice given Ester's evenness of skin tone. Even though 
she's not looking straight at the camera, Ester's expression is solidly 
in the world of passion and sensuality.

Photographer: Richard Fegley

Scoring:
Pin-up: 1.0
Erotic: 4.0
Artistic: 2.5

Overall: 2.3 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: # 1 What a 
gorgeous face!

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1974/10/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1974/10/01-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI