Silhouette - Mounted Horseman (Page 2): It was just your inner Ichabod coming out.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

It was just your inner Ichabod coming out.

Bob Yankle wrote:

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

rp2s Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Great shot, Bob. I love the colors and background. Very nicely captured. :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

robertjerl wrote:

It was just your inner Ichabod coming out.

No, it was William Washington's 3rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March, 2014.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

rp2s wrote:

Great shot, Bob. I love the colors and background. Very nicely captured. :thumbup:

Thanks rp2s. The shot was from earlier in the year but it made a nice subject as I was looking for something to change into a silhouette. Since he was riding against a backdrop of green trees I preserved the color scheme "somewhat" but added some texture to "hint" at a forest.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

The background bothers me a little. Not the color, that is just preference. It is the texture, looks like weathered stone rather than foliage. Maybe a stronger hint of foliage for texture? Hint of foliage, and hint of surface beneath hooves? Then the figure would have a world to be in. But, I could play what if forever.

Bob Yankle wrote:

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

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

robertjerl wrote:

The background bothers me a little. Not the color, that is just preference. It is the texture, looks like weathered stone rather than foliage. Maybe a stronger hint of foliage for texture? Hint of foliage, and hint of surface beneath hooves? Then the figure would have a world to be in. But, I could play what if forever.

Bottom line, no changes to this photo.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

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'

Ah yes Bob, the tales of Ichabod Crane, beautiful shot and PP. Well done my friend. :-D :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

jwt wrote:

Ah yes Bob, the tales of Ichabod Crane, beautiful shot and PP. Well done my friend. :-D :thumbup:

Thanks Jim ........ and, as you may have noticed, a continuation of my fascination with the "Dark side".

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Bob Yankle wrote:

Thanks Jim ........ and, as you may have noticed, a continuation of my fascination with the "Dark side".

:-D :-D :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bobbee

nice lines there.

merrytexan Loc: georgia

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'

i knew when i read the title it was you. :-D great silouette, and a cool poem too!

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Bobbee wrote:

nice lines there.

Thanks Bobbee. I don't know if you're talking about the Halloween poem or the horseman, but I appreciate it, whichever it may be.

Bobbee

Bob Yankle wrote:

Thanks Bobbee. I don't know if you're talking about the Halloween poem or the horseman, but I appreciate it, whichever it may be.

I was thinking the same thing when I hit enter. the poem. Quite talented we are.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

merrytexan wrote:

i knew when i read the title it was you. :-D great silouette, and a cool poem too!

Thank you MT. I suspect there is a lot more room for experimenting with silhouettes ...... I hope to keep it interesting.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Bobbee wrote:

I was thinking the same thing when I hit enter. the poem. Quite talented we are.

I can't take credit for the poetry ..... those were the words to a Halloween song I learned when I was in elementary school. I thought the line "you hear the sound of running feet" went well with my dark horseman.