His left arm even seems to suggest his hand is between his knees
This is actually a crop of a famous photo. In the full photo he is nude, with his left hand between his knees and his forearm just covering his privates.
It’s not just a crop, it’s had the cigarette removed. The cigarette with the ash he’s about to have to move his hand to knock off into the ashtray there. Giving the shot a positively Hitchcockian level of suspense.
This is actually a crop of a famous photo. In the full photo he is nude, with his left hand between his knees and his forearm just covering his privates.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/news/a48108/burt-reynolds-cosmo-classic/
Ah, see, im too ace to remember the whole spread XD what a photo though! Look at how the light softens as it guides the eye down his legs. Remarkable.
It’s not just a crop, it’s had the cigarette removed. The cigarette with the ash he’s about to have to move his hand to knock off into the ashtray there. Giving the shot a positively Hitchcockian level of suspense.
I didn’t notice that! I wonder who originally made that edit, and when. Google image search comes up with both versions from multiple sources.