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Instant Inspiration: backlit

Marcus  at Streets of Nuremberg’s discussion about backlighting photography inspired me to pick up my camera and walk along a bike path during the golden hour.  He noted that when one photographs into the sun there will be a great glow around the hair and body.

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Nikon D750   f/7.1  1/320s   35 mm   400 ISO

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Nikon D750   f/7.1   1/500s   35 mm   400 ISO

In the first image, there is a bit of glow on the cyclist’s hair and in the trees.  In the second, the glow outlines both the young man and his dog.  The setting sun in both of these images brought out some interesting long shadows.

It is wonderful to follow bloggers such as Marcus who share their skill and knowledge of photography and invite photographers such as I to grow and learn.  Thank you!

weekend reflections

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis create film and theatre scores that are elegantly minimal, hauntingly beautiful and instantly recognisable as theirs alone. Full of light and shade, creeping dread and inconsolable yearning, these heavily instrumental sound paintings inject aching humanity into ghostly frontier towns, parched desert vistas and post-apocalyptic war zones. Most are built around the duo’s intertwined piano and violin melodies, with sporadic use of guitar, flute, mandolin, celeste, percussion and other elements. Vocals are rare and sparing. But even without lyrics, they are always lyrical.