Something Cool

Marble Torso of a Youth, Musee D'Orsay, Paris

One of many academic nudes from the 19th century.  I don't recall the sculptor.



Sunbathers on the Quai, Paris

All these years later, when I look at these images I am struck by the unconscious grace and poise of the figures on the quai. 

It's as though they were each carefully posed by a painter, and yet they are completely unaware of the photographer and each other.



Sunbathers on the Quai, Paris

A long view of the sunbathers on the quai at Pont Royal in Paris.  I discovered the scene while walking along the top of the embankment at the left.  The close-up images were taken from above.

Here a couple have unconsciously synched their positions to echo each other's body language. (See "Homme, Femme". Monday, May 30, 2011)