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Backlit Bamboo
Backlit Bamboo
Makka


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Backlighting II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Theatre Room
Date: Jan 10, 2006
Aperture: f14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2006

 I thought I'd try something a little different for myself here! This is my wife's lucky bamboo. Been eyeing it off for a shot for a few days. Used a strobe to the plants left with a softbox about 1.5 meters from the subject. Used another strobe behind and below with a red filter for the backlight.

Editing was easy:-
Boosted saturation slightly
Cropped, resized and added border
A little USM
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 91 out of 324
Avg (all users): 5.6554
Avg (commenters): 6.4615
Avg (participants): 5.4224
Avg (non-participants): 5.8056
Views since voting: 1102
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 296
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/20/2006 09:44:35 PM
I really like this image so much that I am adding it to "my favorites".
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 02/20/2006 09:02:57 PM
Great job on this one as well. The colors are fantastic and the centering is just spot on ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2006 07:18:27 PM
Hey congrats Makka. You got your second highest score...well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/17/2006 06:31:34 PM
I don't believe that this is actually backlit.
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 01/17/2006 05:02:01 PM
Lovely shapes and colors, simple, but very effective. Seems barely backlit, but I love it.
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 01/16/2006 02:33:06 AM
I rather would call it 'sidelit Bamboo', for me it has to low backlight
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 01/14/2006 08:18:34 PM
well done
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 01/14/2006 07:41:22 PM
The contrast of the bright colour on the black background is ery nice
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 01/13/2006 03:11:56 PM
where does the lighting come from? from the back or the front?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2006 02:27:48 PM
Nice! I love the perspective. Great job.
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 01/13/2006 11:04:17 AM
Very nice, I love the sharpness of this photo and the contrast of colors. One of my favorites.
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 01/13/2006 10:22:58 AM
The colors here are quite wonderful.
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 01/13/2006 01:48:56 AM
i love the colours in this shot.
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 01/12/2006 08:53:32 PM
Dramatic, strong, image, and I like the back-lighting effect..... It has the 'wow' factor as well.....
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 01/12/2006 11:11:40 AM
This is funny. Great picture. I was just laughing at your need to put "backlit" in your title as I felt the exact same need and have a similar shot. Only criticism is I think I would have desaturated the reds some. 7
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 01/11/2006 07:42:46 PM
Nice, a 7
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 01/10/2006 09:43:15 PM
Nice image. I think its really important in an image like this to ensure that the background is 100% black. I can see the haze of horizontal lines in the background. Nothin a little levels adjustment in PS cant fix though.
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