Backlit

[NaturesPixel]

ok so this week we are going to try backlighting subjects...

you can read more about it on the blog Rediscovering Backlighting

my small attempt this morning with a maple leaf stuck with sticky tape on my kitchen light can you picture me up on ladder trying to capture this with my macro lens.. i nearly fell twice...lol



And a chipping sparrow with sun behind/side of him

[ram1945]

[wulf]

At this size, it looks more like a silhouette picture but, as it gets a bit larger, you can see the backlighting effect picking out the woman and some of the details on her.

The picture is slightly post-processed (see original), mainly to get the 16:9 ratio I wanted. I was going to use it as another Before and After posting but decided to put it here instead.

Wulf

[xxpinballxx]

Love the stairway photo! I have got to try this tomorrow.

[mdwsta4]

i posted this the other day, but i think it's pretty backlit

[giveyouthemoon]

My whole goal was to get that tiny whisper of a spider web in there. When the shutter snapped I was *sure* I didn't get it. Was pleased to find I had. Taken with a Canon 10MP Rebel with a 28-135 lens.

[Firemaine]

Tree Orchid, Backlit, from the sun

[vgal]

From a few weeks ago:


I should have used lens hood and not cut off the bottom of the flower... I was too busy experimenting with my close-up filters, though. Next time...

[Digidave]

Originally Posted by mdwsta4

i posted this the other day, but i think it's pretty backlit

Matt, This was the first thing I thought of, when I saw this new assignment. I really like this shot. Nice work!

[Digidave]

This is a shot I've almost deleted 100 times. Something about it tells me not to.