Halloween Scarecrows

I think this is a first and probably a response to COVID since many Halloween activities will be curtailed this year, but we have scarecrows along our main street. I walked up and down on the weekend and took a quick pic of most of them.

When someone else posted a slew on our FB photo group, I decided not to exactly follow suit and duplicate said post. What I did was fiddle and faddle in post to come up with something different on just a few of my pics.

Having said that, I didn't push Anne (of Green Gables) too far because, well, she's Anne and kind of a Canadian icon. While she doesn't look very scary to me, I didn't see any crows around, so good job, Anne.

This fellow was the most traditional looking scarecrow, or at least presented in the most traditional manner like he might actually be used in a garden. I decided to present him in mono and somewhat low key (ie dark).

This next fellow is dressed in the uniform of our town's minor hockey boys, such as JJ. His face is hideous enough, but I added some grain and texture. But he has all of his teeth, so I am not sure that he represents hockey very well. On the other hand, minor teams are well protected and tend to have full sets of pearly whites.

Aside: JJ is practicing hockey this fall, but due to circumstances there are no games. There are only controlled practices, and we aren't permitted to attend. In most years, I would probably have been photographing his games by now.

I really went to town on the spiderwebby bride. It doesn't look much like the original at all. I'll show both versions, and even the original has also probably been developed somewhat. The bride was located just off the sidewalk in a little alley. I hope that I caught the mood appropriately.

Processed 

Original

I have one more to show, but I need something to post on Halloween, so I will leave it until tomorrow.