MALE Beauty
We usually associate beauty with femininity. By contrast with women's, male bodies are built for power and strength, have a 'rugged beauty' of their own. As nudists, it's wholly acceptable to admire others' physical bodies--regardless of their gender or ours. This is a group to express our admiration of the male physique.
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Bare Feet-Functional and Sensuous
Return to DiscussionsI think feet are amazing!
In proportion to our height, I find it incredible that they keep us balanced and get us where we want to go. A typical human foot has 26 bones, of which some are the smallest in the human body. Those bones are attached to tendons and ligaments which are responsible for connecting bone to muscle and bone to bone. Yet, they may be one part of our bodies that we take for granted and are underappreciated most of the time!
As far as aesthetics, especially in nude photos, bare feet are sensuous and beautifully sculpted, even erotic. Granted, there are times when shoes or some type of foot protection is necessary, especially when out in nature; However, when I see a photo where the subject is fully nude except or the shoes on his feet, it feels like an intrusion--an invasive part of the clothed world. Shoes and socks are even worse as far as being compatible with nakedness, and they tone down or even kill any eroticism in the image.
When the subject(s) in a nudist photo are fully naked from head to toe, I find the image fully satisfying. Barefoot implies a connection to the earth, a harmonizing with nature which is implicit in the nudist lifestyle. Even in a setting such as a rocky hillside, bare feet, though impractical, improve the photo immensely in terms of nude fantasy. I also mention eroticism, and do find bare feet just that most of the time. It's almost like being fully nude as opposed to being only partially so. I'd be interested in other members' comments :-)
