Stowe by night
by Connor

Comment:
The lights here are illuminating the subject, and you are not shooting 'against the light' which is the main theme of Contre-Jour......I do like the effect you have achieved, and the negative space created, but too many details are too dark and therefore lacks details.........

...and then there was light...
by Eagle40Fox2

Comment:
The lightbursts are great, but the background is not level. I feel this image needed to be symetrical. The right is too low. If these lights were at the same level as the left, being above the arms, and a symmetrical composition, this would have wider appeal.

dew drop
by duartix

Comment:
Love the negative space. It almost looks like an eye looking at me.......great use of the light to make this photo........

Looking out to Sea
by sranney

Comment:
A really great photo, really well presented, and something that appeals......but.............
Not really Contre-Jour.......The main light source is really coming from the side, and not really taken 'against the light'...........I do not get the real feel of the effect here.......
In terms of composition, The lighthouse is a little too far to the right. it would work much better if it sat on the line of third instead.......I would have kept the room to the left, and just added space to the right, giving a more paroramic crop........the border does work well here, the lighting is good and the subject interesting.
Will still score this well cause its a great photo, but that it doesn't really meet the challenge IMHO is why this is not the top photo in this challenge. This in a free study (especially with the adjusted crop) for me would score very high.......

hiding in shadows where we don't belong
by Lutchenko

Comment:
The simpleness of this image appeals to me..............the offset white square, the person, the negative space to the left all works in my opinion............

Desert Sunrise
by mqnaufal

Comment:
Great colours through the sky. the centred composition though makes this look a little more plain that it is. A landscape crop, removing the large area of blue sky and therefore showing more colour and ofsetting the trees could have worked here.

December Dusk
by DCNUTTER

Comment:
Great coloours through the sky in this image. It is a shame that the dark clloud band at the lower part of the sky means the lower part of the tree starts to blend it. If the lighter colour went all the way down to the hill, this would have gone from really good to brilliant. Could a lower shooting perspective delivered this? However, the rest of the image is very well done and a really good submission for the challenge

Lavender Nights
by Louisa

Comment:
Grea colour through the sky, and a great Contre-Jour image. Maybe a less centred composition could have worked here, probably with the main trees to the right giving the negative sky space to the left........Apart from that, a really good submission

Pocketful of Sunshine
by MsAmbrosia

Comment:
A really good photo for the challenge, with great colours through the sky and great retained detail in the foreground which really makes this image work.

Backstage
by keyz

Comment:
A brilliantly composed and executed Contre-Jour photo. The backlight feel is very strong, while the details have been exceptionally well retained without destroying the backlight. While other strong photos have gone for the Landscape, this portrait is exceptionally well done. The border works well with this as well, as does the b&w processing.