Thursday’s Special: Backlit
When your subject is between the light and the camera, you are using back lighting. Sometimes, it’s on purpose — as in these shots — to give a silhouette effect.
Typically, you don’t have a choice. The sky and sun is over there … and here is the only place to stand. Shoot backlit, or don’t shoot.
It works pretty well for landscapes, not nearly as well for portraits.
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Categories: #Photography, Composition, Light and Lights
KOMOREBI & BOKEH: JAPANESE, THE PHOTOGRAPHY LANGUAGE 
LAST ON THE CARD 
OUT-OF-FASHION – Marilyn Armstrong 
SUNLIGHT ON A SNOWY MORNING: B & W SUNDAY 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Lovely – I do a lot of back lit images as well – not much choice as our light is really harsh compared to your softer light
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A lot of the time, I have no choice either. That’s the direction of the picture and there’s the sun and sky. You can’t always pick where the sun will be 🙂
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It can add mystery to the picture.
Leslie
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Also some interesting tones and shadows. So many of my pictures are back lit … just luck of the draw and where things are located. I think most of my pictures are backlit, or nearly so.
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Houses look like they were shot in sepia.
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I like your motto: “searching for intelligent life on earth” 🙂 . I search for beauty, humanity and kindness. Beauty – you have already found and these photos vouch for it. Thank you for outstanding contribution. I will have to pick the one I like most (difficult choice) for my preview display. It’s so good to chat with you again, Marilyn.
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Thank you, Paula! These days, intelligent life on earth seems more elusive than ever. Art, photography, writing keep me sane. If I didn’t couldn’t do it, I might start to chew the curtains.
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That’s why my windows are “in nude” 😉
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