Standing in the Shadows

I do sometimes take pictures of subjects other than landscapes :)

Another for the Flash of Red 2018, a month of black and white images with a flash of red on Valentine's Day, with the emphasis being on textures.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful, clear shot with nice details, composition, light

[Wendy]

This is awesomw - so many textures! The rough wood of the door frame, the silky smoothness of his face, the deep shine of his eye. Really well done and A FAV!

[Diana]

Nice b&w. Love the textures.

[Mud]

Great capture. Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is really gorgeous- the light is spectacular and the way you've featured the horse by making the background so black is perfect (although I know that's mostly due to the light not necessarily manipulation on your part). fav!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Such a sweet shot.

[Karly]

Beautiful shot of this magnificent animal! The lighting and tones are excellent.

[carol white]

A beautiful horse, lovely capture. Fav!! 😀

[Josie Gilbert]

Lovely shot and it works really well in black and white.

[tony gig]

Fabulous capture ...Fav

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful horse

[Tina]

Beautiful

[FBailey]

@olivetreeann Thank you but the strength of the sunlight did this without me!

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely, fav

[Judy Dean]

What a beautiful image!!

[Boo]

a superb image

[sally agnew]

Stunning on black :)

[JuhstinFx]

woah a lovley black and white, plus i'm down for animals! :P

[Richard Brown]

Lovely capture :)

[Catherine]

I love the serene expression you have captured. Beautiful in black and white - emphasises the tones well. Fav

[Kathy]

Reminds me of an old TV show called Mr. Ed. The horse would talk to its owner from a stall and was often seen like this.

[Joanna kate]

A beautiful clear shot, nice looking animal

[Rob Z]

FB - I just love this - it is stunning! I don't know how you make b&w look so, so good. :)

[Tim L]

A simple composition beautifully done, nicely sharp and just the right contrast.

[FBailey]

@robz Thank you - I go for bright sunshine if possible and use Nik Silver Efex with Elements - those filters are so useful! It's a free download to use in conjunction with Photoshop or Elements.

[Sue Rose]

Lovely portrait and so many wonderful textures. Fav

[Christine]

Lovely capture. Fav

[Sue]

Such a good composition and so many tones and textures. Fav

[Suzanne]

Hes a beauty, he looks a very gentle soul. Wonderful edit

[Gayle]

Excellent composition! Beautiful horse!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@fbailey I realize that but you SAW it!

[Marnie]

Horses have such lovely eyes and facial expressions.

[Michelle]

Magnificent horse, lovely capture 😊

[Call me Joe]

Wonderful capture 💕

[Chloe]

Love this

[CC Folk]

A horse...FAVorite! A beauty in B&W!

[KWind]

Beautiful light and focus.

[Rob Z]

@fbailey Thanks for the info FB - my editing program is quite old but it does have a lot of stuff I haven't used yet. I'll have a play and see if anything sounds like your description. :)

[Lynda McG]

Beautiful in b&w- fav

[Casablanca]

What a sweetie!

[Connie Little]

Wonderful capture.

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully captured :)

[Ivan]

Super...fav

[haskar]

Great shot.

[Catherine Otley]

Great photo, great composition and textures.

[Mandy]

Beautiful horse portrait. Great detail.

[Suzanne]

So nice to see this in the TT. A lovely shot

[Karly]

Congrats on making TT - well done!!

[tony gig]

Congratulations on TT.

[FBailey]

@suzanne234 @365karly1 @tonygig Thanks so much to each of you, I was very surprised but very happy - it makes the days you lack motivation worthwhile :)

[CC Folk]

Congratulations on the TT! I loved the beautiful horse capture! :)

[Taffy]

Brilliant! Great to see it on TT!

[FBailey]

@gardenfolk @taffy Thanks so much:))

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations on this making it to the Top Twenty! Very deserving!

[FBailey]

@skipt07 Thanks very much Skip!