Shot with Pentax S-M-C Takumar 55mm/1.8 on Canon EOS 350D

Quando i figli cominciano a mettere la barba è ora di tirare i remi in barca. Ma io la barca non ce l'ho!

Christmas ornament made from Mount St. Helens ash.

View On White

I went to IKEA for some things and I saw these cheap led bars. I couldn't resist... I had a sudden idea, night lighting for planted tanks :) Think its cool.

Kennebunkport, ME. Spring morning after a heavy rain

Here would be natural backlighting, I had to crop out the parking lot and street lamps, they added nothing to the beautiful sky!

Backlight testing..

Took a picture of my computer's backlight keyboard

Rate my photo: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

VIVO S1_auto mode/ backlight

Used a colourful sunset to backlight this simple plant. Event the most simple things can be seen differently by changing the point of vue and taking advantage of the light.

No Group Invites/Graphics Please.

© 2010 Alex Stoen, All rights reserved.

My photos may be purchased at: store.alexstoen.com

pca262 WIT: I photographed my daughter Katy's hands as she practised. The afternoon light was lovely coming in through the coloured panes in the window. I also cleared some distracting background.

In pp I applied some selective blurring using the tilt-shift feature of photoshop.

Nikon D70s

Trying to learn a little about backlight and how to process the shots.

The under-lit restaurant table at the Science Museum provides an unusual take on afternoon tea.

this is what I have between the LEDs and the stained glass. There are actually two layers where the red/yellow glass is located.

This panel is the stuff you would normally place in a ceiling fixture of florescent light tubes.

Just playing around with some backlighting techniques. I'm happiest with the turnout of this photo.

Should I do more of this?

Backlighting Assignment for local camera club. A macro though a textured wavy glass window by our front door.

Best Viewed Large on Black: View On Black

Model: Colette Phan, MM#2264595

Stylist: photographer

Lighting: Gridded 600R Profoto behind model. White reflector in front of model camera right. Metered with Sekonic 358 and fired with PocketWizard.

All rights reserved

Hamburg, Hafen, Germany, Elbe, Harbour, Landungsbrücken, Docks, Abend, Möwen, Seagulls, Backlight, clouds, Wolken

Sun through trees. Shot with Pentax S-M-C Takumar 55mm/1.8 on Canon EOS 350D

No. 5 in a month long series using an SMC PENTAX 50mm f1.2 lens as part of Pentax Forum's Single in May Challenge.

Cropped only to square; no other PP beyond resizing.

sb800 through umbrella cam right, reflector cam left, gelled and snooted sb800 on white backdrop. triggered via cls

ebay can be so much fun...

strobist:

sb600 zoomed to 85mm in front of and faced to the subject