C-5 Galaxy
by thelsel

Comment:
Did you wait for that jet to fly by or was it just a coincidence? Good job controlling the sun ... I've been shooting a lot of backlit flags lately myself -- it's an interesting "challenge."

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment:
Looks like an effective time-exposure ... are those streaked clouds or aurora effects?

Finishing the Crème Brûlée
by dr rick

Comment:
That was last week ... another technique popularized by Julia Child.

Gazing...to be a Star!
by Sonifo

Comment:
Effective use of unusual perspective for a portrait. Flesh-tones look a little grainy to me; I might try either smoothing them, or (post-challenge) running a Canvas (or similar) texture filter to give it a painted look and make the grain more "acceptable" to the average viewer.

In the Spotlight
by arnit

Comment:
Exceptional detail considering the amount of backlight and a dynamic subject -- I look forward to reading what settings it took to do this.

First Kiss of Light
by Toddh

Comment:
As the cliche goes, you'd have to get up mighty early in the morning to beat that. Pretty much feels like being there.

Light
by GolferDDS

Comment:
I like photos which meet the challenge in multiple ways. I've used a similar diagonal black/white composition myself; I might have cropped it to the edge of the shadow on the right as it seems just a touch unbalanced now.

If it's cropped so tightly on the left because the feather's actually suspended instead of falling, I have an idea for doing that which might allow more background on the left. If the feather's falling, then never mind ... I don't think I can do that.

In The Shadows
by EddyG

Comment:
Very clever photo trick! A treat for us.

The Vortex
by MWitt

Comment:
I look forward to seeing how you made this. Very subtle and effective.

Refraction
by Gordon

Comment:
Beautiful use of DOF and lighting to create the "abstract" background.