To: pml1@yahoogroups.com Subject: [PML1] CC: Helena Antonaccio From: Mark Tomlonson Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:25:00 -0500 In Helena Antonaccio's centerfold (June 1969) she's sitting on the sofa eating ice cream. In my house, that would mean she was a naughty girl. A naughty, naughty girl! It's very hard to look at this photo objectively. That I'm one of the few who would do so is a subject I'll ignore for now. The "problem" is Helena's smile. It's not that it's warm and radiant and blinds us to almost everything else in the centerfold, but it's so damn effervescent! I don't think you could hide Helena's personality with two overcoats and a wool blanket. And who would want to? There is a more serious problem here, and that's the ice cream and the hint of Helena's tongue. Neither works very well in my eye. They're too cutesy and play up her youthfulness in a semi-creepy way. A personality with less strength would be in real trouble, but not Helena. I like the look of the large gold "A" against the background and the full-tone colors in the fabrics. The right side of the "A" extends into Helena's leg, just enough to make the compositional point. The twist in her body adds movement and the requisite fig leaf. Photographer: Pompeo Posar Scoring: Pin-up: 3.0 Erotic: 2.5 Artistic: 3.0 Overall: 2.8 out of 4.0 Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #6 http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1969/06/centerfold-med.html http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1969/06/06-lrg.html Mark Tomlonson Kalamazoo MI