My unentered Backlighting shot, Duotone experiment

09/09/2004 02:55:34 AM · #1

What do you think? Should I have entered this shot in Backlighting...?

groggyfroggy

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax

09/09/2004 03:22:37 AM · #2

I like it I would have given it about a 7.

Pug-H

Pentax K10D

09/09/2004 03:26:04 AM · #3

Depends. Is it better than the one you submitted?

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/09/2004 03:30:48 AM · #4

Originally posted by Pug-H:

Depends. Is it better than the one you submitted?

I didn't submit an image this time.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

09/09/2004 09:54:08 AM · #5

I really like it. I think you should have entered :)

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/09/2004 09:58:49 AM · #6

I think it's very good; however, I think a fair number of people would have scored it lower because it's a bit hard to see that it was backlit. I would have given it a 6 or 7 personally, but that would depend on the other images because I do grade on a curve (I haven't voted yet).

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/09/2004 10:07:33 AM · #7

I agree with Neil, the backlighting is not that obvious and you would have scored lesser than what the photo deserves and might have got comments like 'does not meet challenge'.

aplasse

Minolta DiMAGE Z1

09/09/2004 10:40:25 AM · #8

A backlit black and white of plant life is pretty tough to pull off. Heck, b&w plant life period isn't so easy.

Here's an example of a backlit leaf, "Droplets from the Other Side," I would have entered if it had been taken during the challenge time period.

09/09/2004 12:33:42 PM · #9

I'm kicking myself now.

Does anyone feel like sometimes they are too critical of their own shots? I should have seen that shot in my queue as a potential entry for backlighting, but lately I find I'm way too hard on my own shots.

Oh well, thanks for the input and comments.