Topic: Jake's pix

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The hands.. *sigh*...

Fascinating picture.  Yes, the hands.  But, is that a bra around his waist?

kathy

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Look at his feet..

Yes, I am looking.  And anyway, gotta love this picture!

kathy

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I love this, very much. 

kathy

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I love this.. this is beautiful.. luminous..gorgeous..dazzling..takes away your breath when you watch it.. The both are...

I love the whole body pic in this series, but this head-and-shoulders is simply stunning -- everything  you said.

kathy

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Oh my God... Those eyes...

So many of these pictures, the blue of eyes and pink of lips is just amazingly beautiful, with the rest of his coloring.

kathy

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Wow, Twisted -- this is wonderful!  Thank you for sharing.  Of course I love seeing it as it's not all English language.  Very cool.

kathy

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This pic is a great favorite of mine.  I think I have said before that I love him especially in coats and overcoats...  I think kathy said this too?

Yes, I did say that, and I do.  But in this pic, I'm all about his hair.  I'm actually jealous of his hair -- I want it for myself.

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I assume you won't settle for just his hair. 

Argh -- not what I meant!  Let's see, no, I don't want only his hair, I want all of him.  But I want to be in his genetic line so I have his hair also.

kathy

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But the flesh tones in colour are not to be despised ... 
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Oh stop it, Tom!  Help!  I'll follow wherever you take me here, with Jake I mean.

kathy

The fleshtones in his arms and face are quite lovely in this pic.  Will you find it strange if I compare it to the colour and fragrance of ripe fruit?  Forgive me if this strikes you as a bit odd...

Absolutely I see the ripe fruit analogy -- that's perfect.

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This pic is interesting, though, because his face doesn't look symmetrical, which is usually does.  I think it's just the turn and tilt of head and the smiling.

Isn't symmetry of features some mark of perfection?  Supposedly.  (Most people I know, including myself, our faces are NOT symmetric.)

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This is true in some cultures.  The great exception is the Japanese aesthetic, where symmetry is deemed boring in many circumstances.  A thousand years ago, they would pluck out the eyebrows and paint artificial ones higher -- partly to break the regularity of the face about a person's nose. 

I didn't know this, but of course it doesn't surprise me.  I've mentioned my understanding of Japanese design before, but this adds another dimension.  Most interesting.

kathy

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The hands.. *sigh*...

Fascinating picture.  Yes, the hands.  But, is that a bra around his waist?

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I think it is. 

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It's when he has this kind of look on his face that I just...am beside myself.

kathy

I know what you mean, but it is so hard to put it in words.  What makes his look in this pic so irresistible?

It's of course the eyes foremost, and the softness in them.  But all the features, the "softness," the sensuality of a relaxed face, is a "come hither" look.  Something like that?

kathy

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Wow, Twisted -- this is wonderful!  Thank you for sharing.  Of course I love seeing it as it's not all English language.  Very cool.

kathy

Note the hands 

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I don't mind him NOT having his hair...

His face is beautifully defined anyway...

Me, too.  He is equally intriguing, but different.  I just like a little hair, that's all.  Personal preference.

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I love the way the fuzz defines the lower portion of the face.  I guess this is partly what makes me like the look in this pic.

Yes, it balances, the head hair and the facial hair.  Speaking of facial hair, when a man's beard is too thick, it obscures the jawline, etc.  But when it's just fuzz, it actually defines the jawline more, and in Jake's case, this is a really good thing.

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Light blue on crimson -- certainly his beauty is highlighted by the ambient colors.  I think this is an example of a pic whose strong and wonderful color scheme makes it superior to a balck and white version.  Do you agree?

Yes, not just him, but the whole scene -- B/W wouldn't do it justice.  It's rather more about color than it is about line and light/dark.

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There is just something about Jake in shades of blue.  And a note of richness is overlaid by the introduction of crimson.

Jake is cardinal's robes at the gardens of fontainebleau on a summer's day.  His blue eyes against the crimson robes against the gold-green.  Such an image is an aesthetic delight. (Sorry for this rather strange fantasy!)

Not at all, Tom.  The sky blue, crimson and gold -- and Jake -- is indeed a richness inviting such fantasies.

kathy

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More blue . . .



Matches his eyes 

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This suit too conservative for me, though I appreciate his sartorial splendor nonetheless.  Actually, I think this suit made him not have as much fun.

kathy

Fashion people do point out that he is sometimes too conservative.  But wait until he unwinds... 

A number of them didn't like this light colored suit he wore for the showing pf "Proof" in the 2005 Venice Film Festival.  They thought it looked "geeky".  Personally, I loved the light blue shirt under the light colored suit.  And the lightness made his dark handsome features shine...

You don't have to be cutting-edge to look good, no?

Not at all, cutting edge not required.  That's why he's so classy.  But it's the pattern of this suit that makes it too conservative.  The colors are fine, but the pattern and style...too old-guy for him I think.

kathy

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Whew -- there's my high school boyfriend again.

kathy

Your HS boyfriend intrigues me. 

 

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Love the composition, with the shadowy form at the window.

New power?  Old power?

Beauty is forever.

Fabulous Jake, but also fabulous photograph.

kathy