To: pml1@yahoogroups.com From: Mark Tomlonson Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:11:04 -0400 Subject: [PML1] CC: Morgan Fox In Morgan Fox's centerfold (December 1990) she's in a setting shared with many other winter Playmates: in the ski lodge, before, after or some place in the middle of a ski trip. While I think there are major problems with this centerfold, Morgan is not one of them. She is an extremely attractive woman, even in that rarified atmosphere of the Playmates. Yes, she's blonde, but no cookie-cutter or Playmate factory is at work here. The problems aren't artistic, either. Light, form, structure, the color palette - all of these point to a professional photographer fully exploiting his craft. The first problem is having Morgan stand on her tiptoes. I'm not sure what the point was. Her arms communicate stability and sureness. Going up on tiptoes makes her look tense and adds funny bumps on her knees. Usually a tiptoe pose adds shape to legs, but we miss any benefit from this angle. The big sin here, and it's a whopper, is her goggles. Placed where they are they look like a huge growth on the side of her head, especially when given a casual glance. It would have been so easy to do this well. Photographer: Stephen Wayda Scoring: Pin-up: 1.5 Erotic: 2.5 Artistic: 3.5 Overall: 2.2 Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: It would never make a centerfold, but the figure study in # 34 is stunning. http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1990/12/centerfold.html http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1990/12/34-lrg.html Mark Tomlonson Kalamazoo MI