| Review:
We've
said
it
before,
but
for
those
of
you
who
might
have
missed
it
we'll
say
it
again:
The
softcore
erotic
photography
niche
is really
getting
crowded.
And,
what's
worse
if
you're
a
new
site,
it's
crowded
with
some
very
tough
competition.
It's
an
embarrassment
of
riches:
MET
Art,
Hegre
Archives,
MC
Nudes,
Pure
Beauty
Mag,
New
Nude
Mag,
Galitsin
News
. .
.
and
those
are
just
some
of
the
bigger
European
players.
And
there
are
more
coming
all
the
time.
Just
a
couple
of
weeks
before
we
came
to
this
site
we
reviewed
Whitfield
Journals
(which
subsequently
closed).
Another
good
site--great
girls,
great
photography,
nice
presentation,
the
complete
package--and
yet
at
the
same
time
we
couldn't
escape
the
feeling
that
there's
just
too
much
of
this
stuff
out
there
now.
As
we
said
in
the
Whitfield
review,
if
artistic
softcore
nude
photography
is
your
thing,
it's
getting
harder
and
harder
to
stand
out
from
the
crowd.
And
the
fact
that
all
of
these
sites
have
basically
the
same
layout
doesn't
help.
So
where
does
Uberbelle,
which
just
launched
August
2005,
fit
in?
On
their
About
page
they
describe
themselves
as
"a
unique
kind
of
web
magazine.
One
dedicated
to
the
rapport
between
fashion
and
fine
art
nude
photography.
And
the
union
of
literature
and
pop
culture."
Do
they
live
up
to
this
billing?
Are
they
unique?
Well,
sort
of.
On
the
one
hand
it
is
more
of
the
same.
It's
European
(they
translate
the
name
as
"super-beautiful")
and
softcore
(title
bar:
"the
erotic
nude
photography
of
fashion
models").
There
were 116
galleries
total
when
we
visited,
updating
with
a
new
photo
gallery
every
day
(seven
days
a
week).
The
photos
come
in
three
sizes:
small
(400x600),
medium
(800x1200),
and
large
(1300x2000).
Picture
quality
is
very
good,
but
the
actual
photography
seemed
kind
of
generic.
We
didn't
see
where
they
gave
the
name
of
who
was
taking
the
pictures.
Maybe
it's
one
person,
and
maybe
it's
just
a
house
style.
Either
way
it's
kind
of
un-stylish.
Even
the
backgrounds/sets
seemed
kind
of
bland.
We're
not
big
fans
of
Eastern
European
wallpaper,
but
the
bare
white
walls
here
get
a
bit
grim
and
repetitive.
We
also
weren't
sure
about
the
supposed
"rapport"
between
fashion
and
photography.
There
didn't
seem
to
be a
whole
lot
of
"fashion"
going
on
here.
The
site
tour
will
give
you
a
good
idea
of
the
line-up
of
models.
Maybe
they're
fashion
models.
There's
no
biographical
information
on
any
of
them.
Overall
we
would
rate
them
just
average
for
this
niche.
And
for
some
reason
they
don't
seem
to
be
very
happy.
Maybe
if
someone
gave
them
some
toys
to
play
with
. .
.
On
to
the
extras.
First
of
all
there's
the
"union
of
literature
and
pop
culture."
This
struck
us
as
kind
of
interesting.
What
it
turns
out
to
be
is a
fiction
section
brought
to
you
by
an
outfit
called
"Contemporary
Literature."
Their
motto
is
"Fuck
Literature."
This,
however,
is
more
of a
rebel
aesthetic
yell
than
a
label.
They
aren't
writing
"fuck
literature"
(that
is,
erotica).
The
union
of
literature
and
pop
culture
doesn't
necessarily
mean
anything
sexy,
and
this
isn't.
It
is
kind
of
interesting,
but
it's
not
porn
and
we
weren't
sure
it
really
fit
with
the
rest
of
the
site.
In
any
event
they
had
three
short
stories
and
what
seemed
to
be
two
novels-in-progress
going.
There
are
no
videos.
Again,
as
we've
said
before,
we
don't
really
care
about
this.
Erotic
photography
sites
tend
to
have
boring
videos
anyway.
But
just
so
you
know:
There
are
no
videos. Finally
you
get
a selection
of 8
wallpapers
and
a store
where
you
can
buy
prints
of
some
of
the
pics.
Is
this
a
decent
site?
Yes.
It
was
still
quite
new
when
we
visited,
but
they're
updating
daily
with
exclusive
stuff,
the
picture
quality
is
very
good,
and
it
all
comes
in
at a
nice
price.
The
real
question
though
is
whether
it
measures
up
to
all
the
other
sites
out
there
offering
similar
fare.
And
we'd
have
to
say
No.
At
least
not
yet.
Most
of
these
photography
sites
throw
a
ton
of
exclusive
extras
at
you:
journals,
essays,
behind-the-scenes
stuff,
photography
tips,
etc.
But
you
don't
get
any
of
that
here.
We
also
thought
it
needed
more
style
and
personality.
Who
are
the
photographers?
Who
are
the
models?
Why
aren't
they
smiling? If
this
was
the
only
erotic
nude
photography
site
out
there
we'd
highly
recommend
it.
But
it
isn't,
and
we
can't. |
