The Cyclist

From the Driehaus Museum exhibit of the Downton Abbey costumes. Lady Edith took up a bicycle to help one of the tenant farmers during during WWI. I thought her hands looked so elegant in her fine leather gloves.
Thank you for your lovely comments about this exhibit! And for no spoilers from those of you who have finished the series.
Very busy time at the moment...will be able to comment I hope over the weekend. Some days it doesn't feel like I'm semi-retired!
Another one from the exhibit - http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2016-02-18

[Pam Knowler]

I love those old bicycles with the basket on the front! Lovely capture with great processing! You sound so busy in your semi- retirement Taffy! Are you sure you will have time for us? I will feel guilty if I take you away from work! Lol! Fav for this lovely image!

[Suse♡]

Looks so real, very well captured

[Taffy]

@pamknowler I'm counting on you all insuring I'm away from work!!

[Debbie]

love the pov and composition

[gloria jones]

Great b/w capture...love the composition, lighting

[Nick]

Love this - really great pov.

[Sarah Munnings]

The pov is fab taffy and the image really suits b&w

[jayn]

love your processing and focus. fab bnw. fav

[Shepherdman's Wife]

very interesting shot. I really love this crop and pov

[Vera]

I think this totally qualifies as a faceless portrait! :)

[Brigette]

Love this PoV - beautiful in b&w

[Hazel]

Great shot - fab details and textures!

[Kane Arlow]

Fantastic shot. I love the dof too.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great pov, , detail and clarity , love how the light reflects on the weave of the basket and the smoothness of her fine leather gloves . Such a lovely blast from the past and beautifully captured in B/W -- FAV

[Cathy Wright]

A beautiful picture. Love it. Deceptively simple but such attention to detail. Fav.

[Babs]

Lovely shot. I had a pair of leather gloves just like these in the 1960s.

[Jocasta]

Perfect DOF - love all the detail in the wicker basket.

[Graeme Stevens]

Love this, excellent

[Christina Helliwell]

Another beauty from the exhibit. Love Lady Edith's gloves and the sweet little basket, all beautifully rendered in b&w. A wonderful series of shots.

[Eve Pulsater]

What a super shot. I must admit that I haven't seen any of the Downton Abbey series (I haven't seen any television for twenty years since we threw our t.v. out)

[sally agnew]

My eyes are drawn to the little basket, it is ever so quaint. Beautiful shot :)

[Dione Giorgio]

There is a sense of mystery in your shot and composition. The black gloves and the basket could say a lot.

[Anita Russell]

Great focus

[Arthur Loosley]

There's something compelling about bicycle photos, or even parts of a bike. Je ne sais quoi, but this has it. Fav.

[Rachel Withey]

Love this - and the focus on the glove and the bell works really well

[Irene]

Greater capture. I lime the way you've concentrated o the badket/bell/gloves

[Danny G.]

Superb focus on the bell

[Heidi]

Before I read the blurp, I thought this looks like it is from "back when..." Geez, apparently it is! LOL
Great composition!

[Tracy]

Great pov and texture!

[Louis A. Sousa]

Great shot.

[Lin]

Perfectly composed and a fav for me!

[Joyce]

Great composition and POV Taffy. Fav

[Paula W]

I like your point of focus here Taffy and of course your expert b&w processing. Enjoy your weekend.

[Nicole]

Beautiufl capture and love the dof!

[Leslie]

Wonderful POV

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Love your composition. Excellent shot.

[Tunia McClure]

A lady is a lady, even when doing farm work.

[Sebastian Gritt]

Marvellous period shot amplified by the precise choice of focus & bokeh.

[Sally Ings]

There's something to be said for a bicycle with a wicker basket! Lovely close crop.

[carol white]

Great pov, a super monochrome shot

[Issi Bannerman]

Great focus on the hands and the bell. Lovely capture! I like Edith.

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Disha Parekh]

I love the composition and strong contrasts that bring out the texture in the basket so well! Fav

[Kate Goring]

Brilliant. Fav.

[Leon Buijs]

Fabulous composition and b&w edit - fav

[Nikki]

Lovely. The black and white is a brilliant choice.

[Rosie Kerr]

Looks like you are peeking over the rider's shoulder. Effective POV.

[Corinne]

Love the focus

[Walks @ 7]

I know that this is Downton Abby but I first saw it and thought Wizard of Oz. Very special!

[Yeshanghai]

Beautifully captured. Love the POV and DOF

[Taffy]

@joysabin It does have that central plains look to it -- maybe even Little House on the Prairie! Thanks for the visit and comment.

[Janet B.]

Lov this! Wonderful pov and dof plus such pretty light! Charming bike basket, too. FAV!

[Allison Maltese]

Wonderful B+W image. I enjoy watching you experiment.

[Marnie]

I really like the way you've framed this shot Taffy. Plenty of interesting stuff to study, but ample opportunity to join the dots in whatever way you like.

[Yao RL]

Perfect composition!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Another fav.

[Lisa Stein]

Nice one! I like your composition.

[Andy]

Super quality b&w capture

[mikeharris]

Great atmospheric treatment of ordinary subject. Fav.

[Lyn Todd]

hitchcock-esque ! wonderful fave!

[Shari]

wonderful prospective. Lovely.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good shot- I like the tight crop.

[Jennifer Ruge]

Love this!

[Madeleine Pennock]

Excellent detail! The monochrome rendering and the black glove has a slightly sinister narrative. It has a Third Man feel about it! Well done!

[Ukandie!]

Like the tight crop and pov looking down. Those hands look real if I did not know better.

[Bankmann]

P.E.R.F.E.C.T. !
Fav. :-)