The Shadow

This shadowed gentleman and the scene around him reminded me of an old detective television show.

I took this a few days ago with the intention of using it for Black & White Wednesday (BWW).

I was torn between this and another B&W for the day. Check it out in my Extras album:

http://365project.org/pflaume/extras/2013-11-20

[Jodi Nichols]

This is so great!

[Taffy]

The shadow is perfectly positioned. It's a great shot!

[KWind]

Wow... Fabulous shadow.

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful shot with a great shadow!

[Hope D Jennings]

Super cool capture!

[Lisa]

Cool shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is cool- and it absolutetly fits the PI bill!

[Leana Niemand]

Beautiful texture.

[AC]

Great textures and a wonderful capture!

[tony gig]

Wonderful detail in this lovely shot Lisa.

[Ross Walker]

Oh boy. This reminds me more of a famous RADIO detective show called The Shadow. Geez. Anyway, a cool, fun foto.

[Karen Matthews]

Reminds me of Perry Mason. Loaded with mystery.

[Sally Ings]

Great capture, very mysterious

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Cool shot, love the idea :)

[Yao RL]

I can hear the spooky music at the background. Great association.

[Tia]

Well spotted and perfectly captured

[Spanner]

This is really good. Very film noir. Well done.

[Jan K]

Fabulous, Lisa - love it! So clever!

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

I like the other one but love this one. For some reason I could think of nothing else but this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-znH5v2Pqg (right down to the awful pun at the end!)

[Raye]

Yes, it does also remind me of the Shadow! What an excellent composition and capture of a mysterious moment. Love the textures and patterns, and the edge of the door! Fabulous b&w image!

[Suse♡]

Cool, detective show indeed! I like mysterious shadows!

[☆Rachel☆]

Fantastic shot and love the shadow and the B&W processing.

[Peter Dulis]

Love the monochrome + shadowy figure ...

[Kev]

Love the feel in this, Lisa.

[Rachel Withey]

Love this. Fantastic shadow. Great mood

[Yvonne]

What a great shot. LOVE that shadow. And yes, it does have an old TV show feel to it ; )

[Jerri]

very nice shadow. a bit of sherlock too here!

[Jane Pittenger]

Eerie! Sherlock for sure

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

Sinister.

[Paula W]

What a clever shot Lisa and I love all those great textures and lines too.

[shelle]

Great idea and shot

[Amrita]

Superb! A detective shot!

[Penny Price]

Cool shot. Love the shadow.

[Corrie]

Great capture

[Linda]

A real murder mystery or old movie feel to this. I really like it!

[Arefin]

greta composition with the shadow! superb shot!

[Molly]

Well captured - perfect for b&w.

[Rachel]

Very cool, Dik Tracy is back! Great shot

[Rik]

Fantastic composition

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Love it. Great patterns and lines and shapes and I love the shadow, too. Very creative shot.

[Tamzin]

This is like an old film noire - very atmospheric - fav!

[Katie]

This is just outstanding! Also impressed that you managed to keep the actual man - and your own shadow - out of the image.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Cool shot. I love all the different textures in this shot xx

[Dawn Moder]

Great shot!

[Kareen King]

Looks like a great shot for a film noir poster!

[Corinne]

Great atmosphere !

[Nita]

Oh, I love this - so mysterious. Wonderful catch.

[Nicole Campbell]

It would be the perfect cover poster to promote the tv show.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

That's very cool! Yes, exactly like the title sequence to one of those old TV series. Love the light and all the different lines... and that shadow, of course! Fav.

[Allison Maltese]

This is a fun and nicely composed shot.

[Lisa Stein]

@steampowered Thanks for posting this! It is hilarious! The music is exactly what I imagined accompanying this shot, too.

[Sean O'Neill]

Love this, very different, well seen, fantastic B+W faved again.

[Sjouk]

Oh, wow well captured, looks like a poster for a (country?) movie !