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Postby Realms » Mar 2, 2007 3:31 pm

Anyone doing much backlit shots these days? Here is one we did in TR last weekend. I snazzed it up in PS to give it different look. Kinda like what you might see on a cave movie cover or something.
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Postby Scott McCrea » Mar 2, 2007 3:50 pm

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Postby Dwight Livingston » Mar 2, 2007 4:31 pm

Nice! Every now and then I try for a backlit shot, and I get junk.

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Re: Fun with backlighting

Postby Uncle Muddy » Mar 8, 2007 11:22 am

Killer shot, Realms!
Viewing your foto gave me an idea for another. What if one of the cavers in the center of the silhoutted group were "painted-in" with light from another source? Perhaps the others would be facing away from the lens and the featured caver would be facing the camera. It could produce a "with a little help from my friends" effect. Always looking for something a little different.
Realms wrote:Anyone doing much backlit shots these days? Here is one we did in TR last weekend. I snazzed it up in PS to give it different look. Kinda like what you might see on a cave movie cover or something.
http://www.realmsofreality.net/extras/at_the_edge_low.jpg
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Postby Herman Miller » Mar 9, 2007 4:06 am

very nice surreal shot, kinda what i expect when i die and go to heaven lol
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Postby Phil Winkler » Mar 9, 2007 9:45 am

Here is a multi-flash backlit shot (sort of?) that amazed me when I saw how it came out. It was a self portrait, too, with the camera on a tripod, lens open and I flashed as I walked down the passage.

The elliptical passage is typical of Holloch.
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Postby Realms » Mar 9, 2007 7:09 pm

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that pic has an interesting feel too it. Its very artsey. I do a lot of ghosting some deliberate some not. But yeah you can get some interesting results sometimes.
Thanks for sharing. Also thanks for the complements on the TR backlit shot. Phill I used one of JV's old Lumadynes to light it up. Might bring back a few memories for ya. Lets go take some more! :-)

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Postby adleedy » Mar 9, 2007 7:33 pm

very nice effect phil
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Postby YuccaPatrol » Mar 9, 2007 9:18 pm

Both of those photos are awesome!
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Postby Todd » Mar 20, 2007 1:13 am

Very cool shots! The blurring effect really does look like something you'd see on a movie poster or book cover.
Here's a back-lit shot I took a week or two ago that I think came out ok. It was lit by a single M3B bulb about 30 or 40 feet behind the model.
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Postby adleedy » Mar 20, 2007 9:28 am

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Postby Realms » Mar 20, 2007 12:27 pm

thats some cool shots fellers :-)
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Postby Todd » Mar 20, 2007 1:11 pm

Adleedy, were you in My Cave recently? I've wanted to photograph the waterfall for a while, but the times I've been there it either wasn't flowing or the passage leading to it was flooded!
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Postby Realms » Mar 21, 2007 6:34 pm

Here is a vertical backlit....err well bottom lit I suppose. heh heh :-) This one is from Hoopers Well on Montesano in Huntsville.
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Postby Ralph E. Powers » Mar 21, 2007 7:39 pm

Realms wrote:Here is a vertical backlit....err well bottom lit I suppose. heh heh :-) This one is from Hoopers Well on Montesano in Huntsville.

Now THAT is a cool shot! Definitely a keeper.

Poster worthy too... check this link out! http://www.blockposters.com/ turn your fav pic into a poster... any size (I think) :kewl:
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