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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 129 - Backlighting >> Challenge 129 - Eligible > Grey area *
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3/19/07 Bill Warren

Grey area *

Thought we needed a person shot and ended up with a bit of a challenge to the challenge. So Primary lighting is from flash in my left hand. Secondary light is off screen to the right with a flashlight that adds fill light to the right side of my face. Both lights provide backlight to the primary subject--the back of my head. Complicating the story is that my right hand is holding a hand mirror that relfects my face back to the lens providing reflected frontal lighting as an accent. I guess you could say I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. This is an unassisted SP shot last night after the wife went to bed.


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Bill Warren26-Mar-2007 02:25
Thanks to all. By the way I dropped the hand mirror and cracked the glass while taking this shot, so...
elips26-Mar-2007 02:02
Fun shot, it made me smile! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge25-Mar-2007 17:49
Very imaginative, well done and perfectly on topic. Thank you for sharing how you made it. -gerald
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2007 03:33
Good evening everyone. At this time I would like to introduce Mr. Creative. -COAmature
ctfchallenge21-Mar-2007 21:28
A funny one Bill - I knew we could count on you for something different and on-topic! Good one! CJ
Rod 21-Mar-2007 06:06
Yes I don't know why most of us are shooting flowers when a silhouette would suit the topic & no worries with translucency. Nicely done Bill & not easy to line up your face in the mirror I imagine. It works very well mate:-)
ctfchallenge21-Mar-2007 00:39
Well done and this gives me an idea: while sitting in a movie theater take a picture of the screen capturing all the backlit heads in front ;-) I never go to the movies so someone else will have to do it. Rich
ctfchallenge20-Mar-2007 21:42
I like it - Good set up. I think you could have not even used the mirror, and stood as you were making a speech or something... jano
ctfchallenge20-Mar-2007 19:39
Very clever, Bill. I like the concept and the resultant SP, too. It also qualifies as on topic, as far as I'm concerned. Good job! -mikey