Pulvis et Umbra Sumus Written by Mike Ross Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival “The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” Gregory Maguire 40.040000 -76.262084 Lancaster, PA, USA Share this:TwitterPinterestFacebookTumblrLike this:Like Loading... Related 16 thoughts on “Pulvis et Umbra Sumus” I love this shot, Mike. A fabulous silhouette and a big of a mystery, too. We have to search for the person that “matches” the silhouette. This really works in black and white. It heightens the sense of drama and mystery. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks Patti, I tried for something a little different. 🙂 LikeLike Reply Loved your choice Mike, and the quote is perfect LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks Tina. I’m deciding whether to go back again tomorrow morning. LikeLike Reply Love this! Beautifully framed with interest drawn to different parts of the photo. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks Irene. We’ve all heard it said that color can be distracting but in this case it really was. And the light was amazing! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Love this shot – great in B&W too. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks Leya, it was 50% luck and a lot of walking around. LikeLike Reply That’s the way it usually is, I guess! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Persistence and a dose of obsession can take you everywhere you want to go. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Dust and shadow indeed. But our brief lives are so IMORTANT!! Excellent photo selection. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks John. In the scheme of things I wonder just how important our lives really are. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply One of the eternal questions. To be continued… LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Yes, you let me know if you come to a conclusion. 😉 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Oh! Effective, and wise. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Thanks Mexi, this is one of my favorite shots of the year. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Leave a Reply to JohnRH Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email.
I love this shot, Mike. A fabulous silhouette and a big of a mystery, too. We have to search for the person that “matches” the silhouette. This really works in black and white. It heightens the sense of drama and mystery. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Love this! Beautifully framed with interest drawn to different parts of the photo. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thanks Irene. We’ve all heard it said that color can be distracting but in this case it really was. And the light was amazing! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Persistence and a dose of obsession can take you everywhere you want to go. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Dust and shadow indeed. But our brief lives are so IMORTANT!! Excellent photo selection. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thanks John. In the scheme of things I wonder just how important our lives really are. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I love this shot, Mike. A fabulous silhouette and a big of a mystery, too. We have to search for the person that “matches” the silhouette. This really works in black and white. It heightens the sense of drama and mystery.
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Thanks Patti, I tried for something a little different. 🙂
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Loved your choice Mike, and the quote is perfect
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Thanks Tina. I’m deciding whether to go back again tomorrow morning.
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Love this! Beautifully framed with interest drawn to different parts of the photo.
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Thanks Irene. We’ve all heard it said that color can be distracting but in this case it really was. And the light was amazing!
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Love this shot – great in B&W too.
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Thanks Leya, it was 50% luck and a lot of walking around.
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That’s the way it usually is, I guess!
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Persistence and a dose of obsession can take you everywhere you want to go.
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Dust and shadow indeed. But our brief lives are so IMORTANT!! Excellent photo selection.
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Thanks John. In the scheme of things I wonder just how important our lives really are.
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One of the eternal questions. To be continued…
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Yes, you let me know if you come to a conclusion. 😉
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Oh! Effective, and wise.
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Thanks Mexi, this is one of my favorite shots of the year.
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