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Self-PortraitAnother shot from before (thought I already resubmitted it).
My goal was to form a triangular composition with my body. I am quite happy with how it turned out but wish I was better at this damn stretch... I want to be able to bend back and touch my head to my feet damnit! One day....
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Hi, hope you don't mind, I did a sketch of this one:Β svendsgaard.deviantart.com/artβ¦
Have a good day!
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...and I added the scan as well:Β svendsgaard.deviantart.com/artβ¦
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great pictures! Excellent for anatomy reference
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whay would make this picture just a bit better is if there was another man ontop of you
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Absolutely beautiful work and a beautiful body too.
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im taking a life drawing class this year... weve been learning about anatomy so far, and i think your shots are wonderful for it. Your lighting and body is quite wonderful 
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What a body !! This will be an artwork inspiration source, for sure.
(By the way I like the remote control detail 
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Thanks very much. Glad it can be an artwork inspiration for you!
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This is truly beautiful and impressive!
I simply love it!
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I am so glad you like it. Thanks very much.
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You're most welcome!
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Absolutely beautiful pose! The way the lighting plays across your body and highlights and darkens the countours of your form is marvelous! Finding this little gem has reminded me that the male nude can be just as sensuous and gorgeous as the female nude - thank you for the reminder.
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Oh well thank you so much! It means a lot to have my self-portrait compared to the sensual beauty of a female nude.
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This is a stretch I've been wanting to perfect as well! I don't know why it's such a hassle to get your feet to touch your head. :S Perhaps we'll both be able to post photos when we get there.
Great photo, even if the feet aren't touching.
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That's really cool that you are working on your flexibility as well. I don't get why some people just so easily arch back and bring their feet up to their heads damnit! One day...one day. Let's have a competition to see who gets it first!
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Yeah.
I accept your challenge.
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What are you having trouble accomplishing besides this stretch? And yay! How about the winner gets to tie the other one up naked and photograph them, or something like that?
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Ooooh, good incentive.
You know, I googled it last night and got nothing. I also tried
for about half an hour to get it. It seems to take a bit of muscle
strength and not just flexibility. Any tips?
I'm also working on getting one leg to bend straight up parallel to my head.
How about you?
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Yay! I have a feeling I am going to be practicing this stretch a lot more often now.
It must be a combination of strength and technique (in addition to the flexibility of course). I think it may partly just be a matter of practicing the particular stretch a lot...I tend not to very much because I never seemed to get anywhere with it lol.
And by parallel to your head, do you mean like this? [link] ...or something else?
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Same here, if I don't make noticeable improvements after practicing for a while, I sort of give up on the stretch. And yes that's what I mean! I knew I should have added a picture to make up for that horrible description.
Gorgeous photo, by the way.
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Yeah, I have always felt that certain stretches just seem to be a waste of time because they can be difficult to get enough leverage, etc. But I am now starting to try doing a wider variety of stretches and also ones that require strength such as this one. I used to figure I got all the strength training I needed from weightlifting...but that's a completely different kind of strength--and I want it all damnit!
Thanks for the compliment, and as far as stretches I am having trouble with myself...I am actually having trouble with the side splits right now (including putting my leg up by my head). I tore my inner thigh muscle when I was young really bad and recently I re-injured it. I can't wait to get my side splits back because it's one of my absolute favorite stretches--not too long ago I was able to put my legs straight out beside me with chairs under my feet and lower my torso right to the ground! How are you with the doing the splits?
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I feel you! I want to be fantastic at everything, but I think my body disagrees.
I'm sorry to hear about your muscle tear being aggravated, hopefully it will heal itself quickly and you can go back to your stretches.
I'm alright with the splits, I'm nowhere near perfection. I do have impressively flexible groin muscles though, I've found! Those are definitely some of my favorite stretches, simply because I'm naturally very good at them and it's fun to impress people.
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Such a powerful photo, an amazing body as well.
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This is art.
Your pose shows the amazing contours of your body, your defined and chiseled, the Amber colours really just give a warm, kind of delicious look.
As for the remote, I had to go back and look for it.
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lovin the colours and i didn't notice the remote until u brought it up. yeah, gettin that triangular shape is hard, now do u know how PISSED i was when i lost it? so hard to get!
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fantastic colors, lighting and pose; just exquisite
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In dance, this is called an Angel Kiss
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I don't normally comment on male figure shots, but this one is really nice, excellent job.
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i give ya props. most of the nudes today are just that.. nude... but you'v put thought and artistic vision back into it.
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Well thanks so much. Comments like that mean a lot.
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lol its truth! im glad your out there making awesomeness lol
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Wonderful work dear, as always
I have no idea how you manage to take such great self portraits from so many angles, it's great. I love your neck in this one
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Well thank you. I will admit, there is a lot of trial and error involved in getting just the right angle!
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Thanks. I very carefully placed the lights for this one... which was somewhat easier not being all tied up lol!
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I bet it was kind of refreshing too.
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beautiful pose!!! I just got to paint this!!!
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Thank you. You have my permission--can't wait to see what you can create!
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may be awhile since im working with resin clay and a dremel at the moment... but i put it in my wip folder so as soon as my muse bites me wanting to paint again it be there...
im a victum of my muses whims
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Hahaha had to try that pose myself....your more flexible than I am lol I can do a back bend but toughing my head to my feet is NOT working anytime soon! XD I love the photo though (angle and lighting)
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