Silhouette - Mounted Horseman: "Witches and goblins and jack-o-lanterns bright Creep through the town on a cold October night, You hear the sounds of running feet, but nothing can be...

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

"Witches and goblins and jack-o-lanterns bright
Creep through the town on a cold October night,
You hear the sounds of running feet, but nothing can be seen,
And the strangest things can happen on a wild Halloween'

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Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Seriously cool shot, Bob!!! But...isn't he supposed to be...headless? LOL

Excellent work on this!

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Super image!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Treepusher wrote:

Seriously cool shot, Bob!!! But...isn't he supposed to be...headless? LOL

Excellent work on this!

Thanks Randy. This is his cousin. The last time I heard, he was operating out of Maine.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

flyguy wrote:

Super image!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks flyguy. For me, the challenge with silhouettes has been to find a subject with a distinct shape that is easily recognizable.

ediesaul

Bob Yankle wrote:

"Witches and goblins and jack-o-lanterns bright
Creep through the town on a cold October night,
You hear the sounds of running feet, but nothing can be seen,
And the strangest things can happen on a wild Halloween'

Great silhouette. The steed's ear does it for me. And what a background! You have a wonderful imagination.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

ediesaul wrote:

Great silhouette. The steed's ear does it for me. And what a background! You have a wonderful imagination.

Thank you edie. Your comment about the ear is insightful - the small things count! I liked the reins and the boot in the stirrup as well.

Jimjay Loc: Weeki Wachee, Fl.

Bob Yankle wrote:

"Witches and goblins and jack-o-lanterns bright
Creep through the town on a cold October night,
You hear the sounds of running feet, but nothing can be seen,
And the strangest things can happen on a wild Halloween'

Nice work, Bob. But something is missing and I can't decide what it is.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Creative and presented nicely. A good one to hang on a masculine themed den wall. 8-)

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Jimjay wrote:

Nice work, Bob. But something is missing and I can't decide what it is.

Thanks Jimjay. I'm not surprised something's missing .... this was my first shot at creating a digital silhouette from a regular photograph. I hope to get better at it, and maybe find all the missing pieces.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Bmac wrote:

Creative and presented nicely. A good one to hang on a masculine themed den wall. 8-)

Thanks Bmac. I'd like to see this den you're talking about. Reminds of something my grandfather would have had in his cabin up north.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Interesting shot Bob...looks like a Japanese mounted archer with that top knot on his head... :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

SX2002 wrote:

Interesting shot Bob...looks like a Japanese mounted archer with that top knot on his head... :thumbup:

Thanks Ron. The horseman was actually a Revolutionary War Reenactor portraying a dragoon. They wear a leather helmet with horse hair streaming from the crown. You may see a closer look of that helmet here: http://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2014/3/16/1395019319226-williamwashington_shorse_2014battleofguilfordcourthousereenatment.jpg

But yes, it looks very much like a practitioner of yabusame

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Pretty good, I like it.
Someone commented that something is missing. Could be the giant moon in the background for halloween or a jack'o lantern?
You might want to put just a hint of surface beneath the horse's hooves.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

robertjerl wrote:

Pretty good, I like it.
Someone commented that something is missing. Could be the giant moon in the background for halloween or a jack'o lantern?
You might want to put just a hint of surface beneath the horse's hooves.

Thanks Jerry. Maybe I shouldn't have prefaced this with a Halloween theme ..... too many pre-suppositions.