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Very beautiful!!

a lot of glamour and a bit of drama.

My compliments to you both.

Jim Phelps

John,  

I never would have dared do an elbow forward pose, but you certainly made it work here.

I wonder, do you ever get criticism for including religiously oriented jewelry in photographing nudes?

Jerry

An interesting question Jerry, though I do not wish to awaken any strong feelings or debate on the subject here .. no  I do not receive any such comments, thankfully.

However often we may forget that  Christians, Jews and Muslims share the same God, each attempting always to appropriate him for themselves, my view is that he does not make the same distinctions as we mortals do, however we choose to worship him. If religion is the symbol of a certain purity, then so is nudity too, and it has been depicted as such since the middle ages, in Christian works particularly. 

We are born nude, and we should bear our religion proudly, not as something to hide beneath our clothes, though this is a notion admittedly not shared by everyone today, women still being flogged in certain areas for showing off their ankles. I truly wonder what God or the prophets would think of acts like these that are carried out it their name. That said, in Western societies Puritanism is only a question of degree or period in time behind. At one stage, Mary Magdalene and witches were stoned too.  

As for the elbow, as I sometimes write to you, no rules my friend, we would never have an Iphone with them .. : -)

Beautiful shot John, as always, and I also enjoyed all the dialogue above!

Hi John,

A great shot my friend.

A beautiful pose from a beautiful model.

For me, it is what is in the heart and soul that makes the person.

In the long run, all else is temporary cover and illusion.

Best Regards, Mike

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Excellent work with a beautiful girl.  Best Regards,

Very nice and elegant, shot and pose!