To: pml1@yahoogroups.com From: Mark Tomlonson Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:32:24 -0000 Subject: [PML1] CC: Raquel Gibson In Raquel Gibson's centerfold (November 2005) the two of us are honeymooning on some tropical Isle, and Raquel can't believe we want to go beachcombing! No, no! Indoor sports! Maybe we should refer to 2005 as The Year of the String. In the April, June, July, September and Raquel's centerfold the Playmates have some kind of thin element like a string or necklace drawn across their bodies. I think it works all right, but once or twice would have been better. Two things really stand out in the centerfold. Well, yeah those do but they also show how well this classic arch-back pose works for Raquel. The other thing is the use of color and atmosphere rather than explicitness to make the erotic point. I love the way the light comes in the blinds, and I love the dark tones taken from Raquel and spread through the frame. The purple pillow is the right touch at the right place. For some reason the subtlety of color comes across very well in the printed centerfold, but is almost gone in the Cyber Club scan. Raquel's expression treads a fine line. Passion I like in a centerfold, a scolding not so much. Photographers: Stephen Wayda and Arny Freytag Scoring: Pin-up: 3.5 Erotic: 3.5 Artistic: 3.0 Overall: 3.4 out of 4.0 Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: none. #2 is worth more than a moment's glance, as it is a pleasant evocation of an old-school pin-up http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/2005/11/centerfold-med.html Mark Tomlonson