rated R by summerfield

rated R

i knew one day it's going to come especially when i saw yesterday that the five plus two's theme this week is "naked".

my get-pushed partner this week is wendy helton @photohoot whose challenge is for me to participate in the five plus two's naked challenge. that's just fine by me because i have this idea in my head (of course i have ideas!) for the challenge.

now, as a matter of principle, i don't, won't, can't do a nude selfie. i have no objection to nude portraits, especially when it is artfully and tastefully done, and if i was perhaps ten or fifteen years younger, i probably would do it. however, at sixty, i have no inclination nor desire to pose in the nude. it's also for your own good, as i don't want to be the cause of your resulting blindness or mental trauma.

far cry of course from when i was twenty-one and had a part time job of modeling for an art class at the university of the philippines in manila and a side job as a live mannequin at a high end department store. in my first gig with the art class, i got pissed because there were students who drew a mango, another a bowl of strawberries by a window, whilst looking at me. but i was young and a little bit conceited and absolutely had no understanding of or idea about art.

so....i hate dolls, never liked them. you can ask my sisters. but what do you know, today i have to play with one just so i could fulfill the challenge. and this thing, i don't even have a name for it, is able and willing to pose naked.
@photohoot - wendy, my response to your challenge. :-)
December 10th, 2013  
Ha ha good one ! I'm with you on the naked selfie. It's in everyone's best interest for me to keep my
clothes on !
December 10th, 2013  
Very cute idea for this challenge! Love your story, as always, Summerfield.
December 10th, 2013  
awesome shot for the theme!
December 10th, 2013  
Wonderful composition & dof, very creative
December 10th, 2013  
I think you should name her mini me lol
Cleverly done and again your story telling is intriguing
December 10th, 2013  
I think this is a great take on the challenge! Great job thinking outside the box :)
December 10th, 2013  
so funny and a great image to boot... very well done.
December 10th, 2013  
So firstly I have to say that I think this is an excellent response to the challenge, but...

"if i was perhaps ten or fifteen years younger, i probably would do it." - I really don't see what your age has to do with it.
December 10th, 2013  
Meg
This is a wonderfully creative response to the challenge. Fantastic! And I think we all have reservations about being nude, no matter the age. Haha! I think you look fantastic!
December 10th, 2013  
This is a great challenge photo, very tastefully done! I know what you mean about not wanting to pose in the nude! If I had a figure like the doll maybe I would!! Only joking :)
December 10th, 2013  
Fabulous and very tasteful selfie. I hated dolls too as a kid...boooring! However I loved paper dolls. I used to design, cut out and colour in all their clothes. Dior would have been proud. Love this shot, I have to fav it in memory of dolls!
December 10th, 2013  
brilliant! never liked dolls either, I really appreciated the nude models we had when I was studying drawing, so thanks from me :)
December 10th, 2013  
Oh, I like this! Good work!
December 10th, 2013  
I never tire of your creativity -- !!
December 10th, 2013  
Great story and great concept.
December 11th, 2013  
This is fantastic. You look all of sixteen here....fav
December 11th, 2013  
Fave. And not just because of the Mango part of the story.... Mmmmmm Mango.
December 11th, 2013  
@traceyhn - exactly! thank you, tracey.

@redy4et - why, thank you, elizabeth.

@soren - thank you, jake.

@wenbow - thank you, wendy.

@gigiz - thank you, gigi. and so i shall name her "mini gigi" :-)

@tealgarciaphotography - thank you, teal.

@photohoot - thank you, wendy.

@kaesebiscuit - mr. b, after 60, age and gravity don't play nice with each other anymore, that's why. thank you.

@megstorey - why, thank you, meg. so sweet of you, kiddo.

@678tabby - hahaha! if i have a figure like the doll i'd be like a praying mantis! thank you, june.

@silverlight - wow! i did love paper dolls, and i thought for the longest while when i was a little girl that i was going to be a dress designer. hmmm...maybe i should make one for the little granddaughter. thank you, cheryl.

@kali66 - thank you, and you're welcome! :-)

@dmortega - thank you, dorrena.

@cscecil - awww, so sweet of you. thanks, CS!

@jgoldrup - thank you, janna.

@lesip - sixteen? in dog years? hahaha! thank you, my friend.

@bobfoto - goodness, jason! i almost spilled my tea! hahaha. that was hilarious. thank you.
December 11th, 2013  
@summerfield - I also like how you offered no capital letters in your prose. I dig shit like that. I still really like Mangoes.
December 11th, 2013  
@bobfoto - what kind of mango do you guys have in png? this is the same kind we have in the philippines http://one-photograph-a-day.blogspot.ca/2010/05/day-100-wow.html they come from ataulfo in mexico, which the spaniards brought from the philippines.
December 11th, 2013  
Well done! I'm not sure I'd even be brave enough to show as much skin as you're showing here. Time and tide and a woman's life cycle have not been kind to me.
December 11th, 2013  
@olivetreeann - hahaha! partner was wondering last night why i was wearing my strapless summer dress. i said i was practicing for when i go to manila next month. thank you, ann.
December 11th, 2013  
well dang! awesome response for the challenge!
December 11th, 2013  
@summerfield - we got heaps of Mangoes here, they're called Banana Mango, and Peach Mango and Apple Mango and Carrot Mango and they all are slightly different sizes and sweetnesses.
December 11th, 2013  
@summerfield Pfft! It affects everyone, and this isn't a beauty contest (I hope!). You can alwas cheat, like I did, and put everything out of focus :)
December 11th, 2013  
@northy - thank you, kiddo.
December 12th, 2013  
@bobfoto - i want some! :-)
December 12th, 2013  
@bobfoto - mango, that is. :-D
December 12th, 2013  
An amazing shot, wonderful. Less is always more.
December 12th, 2013  
@summerfield - I bought an awesome pineapple today!
December 12th, 2013  
@claireuk - thank you, my good friend claire. hope annabelle's feeling better.
December 12th, 2013  
@bobfoto - yum. i have a pineapple in my album, too! http://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2013-10-18 you should take a pic of yours, make it into another series. or just eat it. :-)
December 12th, 2013  
@summerfield - I really should have taken a photo of the group that were selling the pineapples. Just on the side of the road and they had maybe 30 pineapples to sell! Quite long ones and they made my car smell sweet-as!
December 12th, 2013  
Bravo for this photo so well done without revealing anything except a biafran Barbie! ps... isn't Jason @bobfoto a hoot? Good to have him on your side!
December 13th, 2013  
@maggiemae - Thanks Maggiemae! :)
December 13th, 2013  
You are adorable! And funny! Love ya! And this pic! Fav
December 17th, 2013  
Belated fav. 😊♥️
February 9th, 2024  
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