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Life and beauty !

28 July 2019 ⭐ My new Patreon site is now officially open ! ⭐

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This is the (previously unpublishes) full frame of the first out-door nude photo of my art student girlfriend Marie in 1971 at Broom Hill near her home in Tunbridge Wells. We had set off for a walk on a gloriously warm hazy early summer day (I have posted a snap taken a few minutes earlier) and on top of the hill we could see the countryside for miles in every direction. As it was obvious that we were completely alone I tentatively suggested that we could take an “Eve in the Garden of Eden” photo we had been discussing. She was evidently also inspired by the situation and readily agreed so we undressed and enjoyed the exhilarating freedom of running around naked-in-nature.

Regrettably I was so caught up in the moment I only took 3 photos (e.g. this one from the front) - but at least I have them to remind me of the wonderful day – and I think they do express that exciting sense of freedom.

Tech. note: scanned 35mm Ektachrome slide. For this shot I used a daylight-to-tungsten colour conversion filter to enhance the summery feel but the effect was stronger than intended and when the processed slides returned (not till several months later as I lost the cassette) this one was relegated to the "technical failures" box. Finding it again many years later I have changed my mind about it and appreciate the rather surreal colour.

Taken in: UK / England / Tunbridge Wells District / Rusthall (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 1971

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