One Subject - 30 Shots: White Knight 20 by vignouse

One Subject - 30 Shots: White Knight 20

Northy @northy is hosting a challenge to photograph the same subject every day for the month of April: see the details here - https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/43359/one-subject-30-shots

For my single subject I've chosen the White Knight from a replica copy of the 12C Isle of Lewis chess set: today, the Castle Commanders brief their platoons ahead of the expected battle... the White Knight keeps a distant but watchful eye on the proceedings.

The usual viewing advice applies...
Great low light shot
April 20th, 2020  
Nice shot, and great continuing story
April 21st, 2020  
All of a sudden, he looks to be of formidable size.
April 21st, 2020  
A man with a harem or two
April 21st, 2020  
Interesting perspective. The white knight looks to be far away from the others.
April 21st, 2020  
You tell a very nice picture history.
April 21st, 2020  
This is super - great story telling and super set up.
April 21st, 2020  
You obtained a great perspective here! I am a bit confused about the pieces, though... What are the Castle Commanders on the chessboard?
April 21st, 2020  
line em up :)
April 21st, 2020  
@domenicododaro A bit of poetic licence on my part - these are the rooks which in a traditional English (Staunton) chess set are represented by small round castellated towers. They are alternatively known as 'castles' as in the defensive chess move 'castling' where the rook and king move together to put the king into a safer position. In this chess set the rooks resemble the knights but are on foot so I chose to call them 'castle commanders' to make my scenario more understandable for non chess players.
April 21st, 2020  
As their tension mounts, so does mine.
This is remarkable series and deserves to be recognised as such rather than 'shots in the dark'.
April 21st, 2020  
Got it! An imaginative chessboard this one! I followed your link but didn’t remember these original rooks!
April 21st, 2020  
Terrific :)
April 21st, 2020  
Love it -
April 21st, 2020  
Great lighting and composition
April 21st, 2020  
I love how this was set up. Very inspiring
April 21st, 2020  
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