Couple Nude

This is a good shot - I think I'd like it more if it was printed a little darker, but the pose and the comp is great.

Agree with Amy

May I suggest this :

That does look nice.

this seems to be slightly over exposed, or is that what it is!, good composition

Marielou, how about this? Ala Michael Ezra....

Ok, A little too much like Ezra's work. Although the soft contrast works better here. Here it is again without the toning.

ok I'm littering my own page with my comments but here it is again I thought this crop might be better.

In fact, Tom, it's the very first one I prefer. I've not seen at my first sight that your photo looks like a drawing like "fusain" (same word in english ?)and then it's the originality of your daring and beautiful picture.Thanks for new versions.

Thanks Marielou,

I think fusain is charcoal in english. I try not to upload any black and white images that I can't create in the darkroom. Since I havne't started to play with toning yet I prefer the black ones because they're a better representation of what I can actually do.

have a look at Michael Ezra's stuff if you haven't already. I think you'll like it too.

I changed the main image to use the softer contrast one. Here is the original image.

Very nice work Tom. The low contrast and high key seem to take the graphic shock out of the rather intimate pose.

Most impressive!

Really great, Tom, I like this version...As has been stated, I think the difference between the intimate pose and the light tones really grab the eye. Good work!

Very nice as it is now! The low contrast give some additional sense of "purity"...

I would say my favorite is the "soft contrast" version--it is a tour de force of B/W printing. It is very tastefully erotic. Well done.

I quite like the original post and the subject material is amazingly well done. A great composition with material not often seen today.

It's such a very wonderful shot... What a comfortable position to be in... The composition adds to the perfect fit... Very nice...

Tom. I would leave it as in the first upload. The soft contrast and mostly hilights with blown out zones remembers me to the nudes in platinum of Irving Penn.

I definitely prefer the lower contrast version. I also like the negative that you have in this folder--very creative! For this shot, I slightly preferred the version above that included her arm. For me it anchored the weight of the left side.