Back for Good

Foot fetish gets a lot of attention round the net
 but this post was inspired by a different part of the body,

shown in this image of Connor Ridge at Broke Straight Boys .

What a sexy back that is, I thought.

and then a few days later.....

.........I stumbled across this image of Alejandro Bueno (by Joan Crisol). 

Oooo! That's another nice back, I thought, and the idea for this post was born.

I would admit, if pressed, that my response to these images was coloured in both cases by an adjacent part of the body, the model's neck. That's another part of the male anatomy that has always attracted me. Oft have I been tempted in the street to follow a stout, sporty neck emerging from a tight white collar or drooled over a slender one sprouting swan-like from an open neck polo shirt.
And don't get me started on sticky-out ears!
But I digress. These are subjects for another day.

I've got form in the back department.

 Mark Nixon's back by WPP was a stand-out image in my series on vintage beefcake photography.
I'm not alone in this interest either, Angelo Diabolo's back is one of the most visited posts at my gateway blog.
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Yesterday it was this sight of Andrew Morrill's back, first thing in the morning (not in the flesh regrettably)
that finally tipped me into action.This pose is not particularly flattering to the musculature of his back but emphasises nicely it's vase-like, tapering shape and gives the teeniest glimpse of cleavage inside his trousers, that are clearly opened at the front.
That's a stroke of erotic genius on the part of the photographer (Owen James Vincent).

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Tyler McPeak's contorted pose doesn't show any overall body shape at all, but brings out his bumps,
 nicely emphasised by the layer of oil applied to his body.
His fleshy, waist level creases will appeal to some as well. 

'Man wrestling with his underwear' usually involves feet going into the wrong hole
but in this image the garment does seem to really have a mind of it's own.
Where will it all end? A gay, porn sequel to little shop of horrors featuring man-eating undies?  
Photo by Bell Soto

Another oily torso (I want that job!)
It's beautifully shaped with deliciously masculine, broad shoulders, which scarcely need the emphasis of a tattoo. It seems astonishingly smooth considering the amount of work that this model has clearly put into developing his physique. His pose here, when you untangle the various hands is actually a modest 'self-hug' and that creates the 'ironed-out' look and draws our attention to the other standout feature of his back, the central, 'canyon of desire' curving downwards between twin highlights.

An intruding hand, complete with vulgar jewellery prevents us from following that line to it's final punctuation mark. The switch from white underwear (in the previous picture) to sparkly thong here completes the rather seedy air, but this garment's sagging waist creates none of the mysterious allure seen in Andrew Morrill's trousers (two pictures back).
This is a slightly discomforting perspective on backs.


In contrast this image is refreshingly natural,
the curving shapeliness of a man's back being it's focus too.

 This picture shows the underarm muscles that create the sense of breadth across the back,
 and demonstrated in the previous image.
There's a nice visual complement in the similarly chunky, leg muscle.

This back pose draws attention to the model's modestly proportioned bottom,
and it's relationship with the seat of the chair he is straddling.
(but you can also feast on his hairy pecs, mounded abs and invisible appendages if you prefer)


Men eh? What would we do without them?
I have a feeling I may return to this subject!