To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PML1] CC: Sharon Clark
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:35:29 -0400

In Sharon Clark's centerfold (August 1970) she's enjoying the day at the 
pool. Sure would be nice to join her.

As Playboy looked for their own style in the fifties and sixties, one of 
the sources they called on for inspiration was the world of fine art. 
Sharon's centerfold is about the last that drew so overtly from that 
school. Her reclining form was first explored in the mid to late 
nineteenth century. Sometimes it is worth covering old ground.

I like how the float and the pool provide broad sweeping lines across 
the frame. I'm going back and forth about the pop can. Sometimes it 
seems extraneous; sometimes it seems vital. I'm probably worrying about 
it too much.

This pose really does nice things for Sharon. A woman's back can be as 
sexual as her front, if it's handled right. This photo shows how this is 
possible. A great looking butt like Sharon's doesn't hurt either. Her 
tan lines add to the well-deserved emphasis and tie into the color of 
the float. The hint of a palm frond balances the visual weight of her 
head very well. Holding the towel is just the right amount of busy-ness.

Photographers: Bill Figge, Ed DeLong

Scoring:
Pin-up: 4.0
Erotic: 3.0
Artistic: 3.0

Overall: 3.5

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: none

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1970/08/centerfold.html

A personal note about Sharon's PMOM feature: One of the Trukese students 
she's shown with is the younger brother of a guy I knew in college. I've 
forgotten which of Sharon's students that is.

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI