Backlighting for roses
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:31 amSome subjects just cry out for backlighting....glassware. silk, roses, butterflies etc. These blooms were shot against a window and spot metered.
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Backlighting for roses
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:31 amRe: Backlighting for roses
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:05 pmNice trick for getting a white background! Are they moving? I feel like i am seeing double?
Re: Backlighting for roses
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:35 pmsurenj surenj
No No. They They are are not not moving moving.
No No. They They are are not not moving moving.
Re: Backlighting for roses
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:51 amIt must be time to visit the optometrist because I am seeing double as well 
Re: Backlighting for roses
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:04 amThere appears to be some form of shadow that is giving the effect of movement. Matt, I shoot against white all of the time but your image does nothing for me as it seems to lack both contrast and saturation. It looks as if the spot metering has been shot to pieces by flare. Love the roses tho’ 
Re: Backlighting for roses
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:15 pmThe dreamy look certainly works for the subject matter -roses, and the background does highlight them.