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Oct 8, 2014 09:26:49   #
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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Oct 8, 2014 09:32:35   #
Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts
 
Seriously cool shot, Bob!!! But...isn't he supposed to be...headless? LOL

Excellent work on this!

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Oct 8, 2014 09:42:11   #
flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico
 
Super image!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Oct 8, 2014 09:42:53   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 09:46:26   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 10:04:25   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 10:11:26   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 10:40:33   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 11:30:40   #
Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY
 
Creative and presented nicely. A good one to hang on a masculine themed den wall. 8-)

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Oct 8, 2014 11:54:31   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 11:55:44   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 12:15:40   #
SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
 
Interesting shot Bob...looks like a Japanese mounted archer with that top knot on his head... :thumbup:

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Oct 8, 2014 14:06:50   #
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

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Oct 8, 2014 15:57:15   #
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.

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Oct 8, 2014 16:13:27   #
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.

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