Thread: My beach pic
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Old 01-22-2011, 02:35 PM
alonzo alonzo is offline
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Trasher, just keep doing what you're doing. The pics you've posted are good, especially given that they're video captures (which 9 times out of 10 are lousy). They provide a good "feel" for the ambiance of the beach, which many posters of beach pics fail to do.

I second the comment that you shouldn't concern yourself with the "privacy" of the people whose pictures you take. They are not in a same-sex locker room or even at a nudist resort, where there is an expectation that pictures will not be taken. Furthermore, at the nude beaches I've been to, there is always a plethora of clothed male gawkers who lack even basic discretion. If the ladies who disrobe there are cool with getting gawked at, I fail to see how exposing their bodies to gawkers like us (who at least have the discretion to hide behind a computer monitor) should be an issue.

But I realize my opinion is not shared by everyone, especially the self-appointed privacy police often found at nude beaches, so be careful and discreet. That, by the way, is the main reason I've never taken pictures at nude beaches. At my age (60's) I would not be seen as a fraternity prankster but rather a dirty old man, and I'd soon not go there.

My only pet peeve is repeated images of the same girl, and I'm talking of taking it to the extreme, not just 4 or 5 of the same girl. I belong to Coccozella (a pay site), and there are times when a 30-image set of nude beach pics will be posted---and 20 of them are of the same girl in slightly different poses.

For those who have never been to a nude beach, be aware that not only is there the danger of being caught with a camera (see above), but the ones I've been to (all on the Left Coast) have the issues of (1) being disproportionately if not overwhelmingly male (and disproportionately gay), and (2) many women go there to accompany their nudist husband or boyfriend, but themselves wear swimsuits or other beachwear. Which means if you're looking to photograph nude women, sometimes you have to search, which means it's harder than it looks.

FYI, I liked one of your images so much, I Photoshopped it and now have it as my wallpaper on my laptop. See below:
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