Joseph Nussbaum - SP Festival Photography

Joseph Nussbaum, one of the absolute best photographers in SecondLife, has been taking pictures at the Second Pride Festival this year, and turning them into pure works of art. The photos are posted to Joseph's timeline on Facebook, but so far I have not been able to find them anywhere else. 

Here are but a few of my present favorites.

Tomais Ashdene and Bock McMillan at Second Pride
Photography by Joseph Nussbaum

Hottie B Lockjaw at Second Pride
Photography by Joseph Nussbaum

Bock McMillan at Second Pride
Photography by Joseph Nussbaum

Karl Kalchek at Second Pride
Photography by Joseph Nussbaum

Ziggy Starsmith at Second Pride
Photography by Joseph Nussbaum

If you wish to see more of Joseph's art photography 

Joseph Nussbaum on Flickr. (Some NSFW)
Joseph Nussbaum on Tumblr. (Some NSFW)

On "VPL" - Updated

My husband Tomais steadfastly insists that he is not funny, but I disagree completely. No man has ever before consistently made me laugh so often and so much as he does.

A couple of nights ago, while we were talking on Skype as usual, Tomais suddenly mentioned the abbreviation VPL, don't ask me how and why because the conversation leading up to it has been wiped off my teflon-memory. 

Jon Hamm,
The King of VPL

My understanding and knowledge of the English language is quite good, even if I say so myself, but it is not my mother-tongue so there are still some unchartered areas that become apparent occasionally. VPL was one of those, I had never heard the expression before so I asked him what it meant.

Jon Hamm, a.k.a.
"The Rosetta Bulge"

"It means ´Visible Penis Line´", my darling told me with a serious voice, as I exploded with laughter.

Then as he continued telling me about the rules I almost croaked, "Underwear, bicycle pants or wet boxers don't count, because anyone can show a VPL in those outfits". (This means that my friend Kandinsky's favorite picture of a Polish bicycle team is out of the contest, see my previous post Re: Bicycle Pants.)

According to writer Christian Zamora at Buzzfeed, when he ranks The 21 Most Important Celebrity Bulges Of All Time: "All bulges are ranked and measured on a scale of zero to five Jon Hamm's. Each bulge [is] evaluated on its outline, girth, and prominence to determine its rank and the number of Hamm's it deserve[s]".

As far as I know there is no equivalent term for this phenomenon in the Swedish language, except possibly the Swedish words for "poseur", "indiscreet" or "show-off". That fact does however not mean that we haven't noticed the phenomenon before.

---
Update 2015-06-10
For those who want to see more VPL you should visit the Tumblr-blog "Visible Penis Line", although from what I could see at a quick glance most of the pictures posted seem to fall into the illegitimate category according to "Tomais Rule of VPL´s"

Picture of the Day - 49

"Walk in the snow" Photography by Tomais Ashdene

If you wish to see more of Tomais' photography, please visit his Flickr photostream here or his Tumblr PhotoMonkey SL (NSFW).

Point of View

Isn't it fascinating how two people sometimes can look at the same view and see completely different things?

"Together" Photography by Bock McMillan

"Together" Photography by Tomais Ashdene

For more of Tomais photography please visit Flickr - Tomais Ashdene or Photomonkey SL (NSFW).

Married Life

Being married agrees with me, except when my husband expects me to get up early in the mornings to fry his chicken wings for breakfast.

"Morning with the husband". Photography by Tomais Ashdene

I get to massage my husbands aching muscles when he has been out shoveling snow in first life.

We have fun with family and friends using every possible vehicle known to man.

Kayaking with Guyke

Hanging with Ziggy & Guyke at Ziggy's new home

Flying with Wayne (and Holter)

Sledding with Dej

Then we have those wonderful times when we are alone together, sometimes trying to make babies.

---

For more of my husband Tomais Ashdene's photography please visit these websites:

Flickr: Tomais Ashdene's Photostream

Tumblr (NSFW): PhotoMonkey SL

Boxing Day 2013

Noblesse oblige, so on boxing day it was time for the laird to go out and about on Southern Charm to - as tradition bids - meet and greet the hoi polloi, i.e the lowlier nobility inhabiting the home sim.

The journey is usually performed with me being drawn in the royal sleigh drawn by six white Ardennes stallions, but this year I wanted to show off my new studly boyfriend so I had Tomais pull me around the sim instead.

"Sleigh Ride" Photography by Tomais Ashdene

It was a great success and the cheering of the crowds seemed never to cease. My people loved the man, for his good looks and charm and because they saw he makes me happy.

---

Enough with that fantasy about my noble lineage, which I mostly keep on with because it amuses me and annoys a few others (that I do not mind teasing as often as I am able).

Tom had seen this beautiful pose and it made him think of a picture (thats the way of the artists). I think he may have played a little with the pose I am on, but I am not at all sure.

Yesterday the brutish artist made me suffer for art and had me sitting out there in the cold for hours on end while he played about with lighting and Windlight settings. Although I am the most patient man in SecondLife, which Tom repeatedly told me yesterday, I would have been freezing my beautiful derriere off sitting there and listening to the artist mumbling to himself had it not been for my sweet brother Dej joining us on Skype for a while.

You can see more of Tomais' photography either on Flickr - Tomais Ashdene and also on his Tumblr page Photomonkey SL (NSFW). Enjoy!