“I wonder if his hair is darker than usual or if angels have just started following him around with dramatic backlighting.”—R.S. Grey, The Beau & the Belle
This week my assignment for the 52 photo challenge was backlight. From what I understand, this is similar to silhouette, but you can still see a lot of detail in the subject.
As I was taking my daughter and her best friend to the California State Fair, I decided to do this assignment there. It proved to be only mildly successful, but it was interesting walking around a place that holds such fond memories with only my camera for company.
Let me know which photo best fits the assignment and if you have a favorite. Be on the lookout for more fair photos tomorrow. Hope you have a fantastic week!
- Photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW
- If you want to join the 52 Photo Challenge, you can find all the information at nicolesy.com
52 Photo Challenge
Week 1: Bokeh
Week 2: Silhouette
Week 3: Black and White
Week 4: Motion Blur
Week 5: Texture
Week 6: Framing
Week 7: Leading Lines
Week 8: Negative Space
Week 9: Patterns
Week 10: Symmetry
Week 11: Green
Week 12: Sidelight
Week 13: Sense of Scale
Week 14: One Lens
Week 15: Series
Week 16: Flat Lay
Week 17: Behind the Scenes
Week 18: Water
Week 19: Blurry Foreground
Week 20: Unique Perspective
Week 21: Shadow
Week 22: Food
Week 23: Abstract
Week 24: Reflection
Week 25: Contrast Color
Week 26: Think in Threes
Week 27: Starburst
Week 28: Low Perspective
Week 29: Macro
Wow, all your photos are wonderful, Bridgette! Nicely done. ❤️
You are always so kind, John! Thank you.
You are welcome, my friend. 😊
Lovely pictures once again. The parasol does it for me. For number 8. 😊
Thanks! That was one of those quick shots you think probably won’t work but are surprised by when you edit them.
These were great! The colour contrasts on 1 and 5 really stand out & love the glass row reflections in 7. Glad you had such a fun time! 🙂
I’m so happy you liked these, Tom. It was quite a different experience walking the fairgrounds alone with my camera. I posted some more photos today. I hope you like them!
You have a wonderful eye for photography, Bridgette!
I’m so glad you think so! Thank you.
All amazing photos, Bridgette! Well done!
Happy you liked them! Thank you.
You’ve captured the light and energy so beautifully, Bridgette! ✨
Awww…thank you! It was hard to find the right angles with the setting sun. Glad you liked them.
You met the challenge! 👏🏻
I like the horse’s ass. They all seem to have halos.
Thanks! The halo effect is what I was going for. I wish the riders had been going the opposite direction as all my photos were of the horse’s rear ends. Luckily that rider was facing me!
Yeah, I’d have sooner seen the woman’s ass but there we go 🤣 It’s probably for the best that I don’t get too excited!
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Number 1 says color rules the world. Numbers 2, 3, 4 show natures finest face. Number 6 has something of magic inside of it. Number 8, oh no, colors can’t hide themselves. Number Nine, my secret favorite, wonder woman on a horse, and I told you who and why. Number 10, what do I know about photography rules, but I like this one too, Aren’t those shadows and that burning sky and the crowded humanity – aren’t they all wonderful. What rules, good photograph!
Thank you for such thoughtful feedback, Neil. I’m so glad you liked them all. I knew when I took #10 that you’d like it. I often photograph the small things, but you’ve got me looking around a bit more. Yes, I think it’s good to get people in the shots sometimes.
More than sometimes, were it me, but it’s not, it’s you! Had an engineer friend with some very expensive gear which he could, and would, tell you ALL about, yikes! But his pictures, lovely mountains for sure, but people, nowhere to be seen. Not even his lady friend. Kinda too empty for me. I like Your pictures more!
I like #8 and #10 this week Bridgette 🙂
Thanks! There was something I really loved about #10 and I’m glad others see it too.
5, 6 & 9are excellent photos. All-over beautiful. Iam so happy you ,, daughter with her friend visit California State fair. Walking around the places & you find the memories some images capture in camera.
Thanks, Bridgette ☺️
I’m so happy you enjoyed this walk around the fair. I’ve got some more posted today. I hope you like them! Thank you for always being so kind.
Yes, I like & enjoy your post.
You make it REALLY hard to choose a favorite! I love the glow of #1, and the action shot in #9 is amazing! 💞💞💞
You are so sweet! Thank you, Dawn. Not sure you can take a bad shot of a sunflower. Also, I really wished those horses had been going the other direction, but I was thrilled when the girl spun around so I didn’t just get backlit horse rear ends 🙂
LOL, I can understand that wish….but with that angle you really see the action and the power come through the image.
Your photos are always gorgeous!
What a sweet thing to say! Thank you!
Loved #6 and still trying to figure out what #7’s all about!
#7 is a game where you throw rings around the bottles to win a prize. I just loved how the sun was shining through them. #6 is my favorite too. The swings are so photogenic!
Ok, now I can see the bottles! Great photos, Bridgette!
Great job on all of these! I’ll say I like the ice cream/umbrella best, probably because I like orange for a color. 🙂
Thank you! That was the only treat I ate at the fair, pineapple dole whip. It was photogenic, cooling, and delicious.
mmm sounds good! 🙂
Four and 6! 4 almost looks like an alien item.
It really does! Nature does some crazy things. Thank you.
Lotsa good stuff in this post, Bridgette! The ice cream and parasol blew me away. And I always love a good pattern shot like the bottles.
I’m so happy you liked them! Thank you. It was a pretty great place to take photos.
#6, 9, 10.
And then all the rest. BeAuTiful. All.
I’m so happy you like them! Thank you.
Liked them all, but #6 is my fav. Nice work, Bridgette.
That’s my favorite too! Thank you.
Dear Bridgette, just a really brief note for now. I’m sorry I’m so behind with reading and commenting on your posts recently. I’m having the same problem with everyone else, too. I have some difficult family issues going on, which are taking up a lot of my time. I will be sharing a post tomorrow with a better explanation, but please, know that I will reread this post with its beautiful images as always and will then leave you a reply. I will try to catch up with you one way or another during this time. I will be back here tomorrow. Much love 💓 to you, dear friend. Big hugs 🤗 ~ Ellie Xxxx 💖🥰💝
Dear Bridgette, I said I would be back here today, so here I am. I’m glad that you had some time at the fair with your beautiful daughter. All of your photos are lovely and really good examples of backlighting. I have three favourites; the first one is #1, as it looks like the sun has been captured in the petals of the sunflower, making it radiate delightfully. I find the same with #8, where the light has infused into the paper umbrella, making it glow from within. And finally, I love #6, the image of the funfair flying swings. It’s a fantastic photo, both for its backlighting and because your focus is so good that, although the ride would have been moving quite rapidly, everything is in sharp focus.
I hope you are well, dear Bridgette. I’m sorry I’m so behind. I will share my post sometime today explaining the difficulties I’m facing. You are one of my favourite bloggers, and I do want to keep up with your posts. I feel we have forged a lovely friendship over the years that I’ve known you, and I always value that very much. My fondest love to you, dear friend. Love, too, to your lovely daughter. I hope your son is doing well, too. Xxx 💖✨🥰✨💝
Thank you dear Ellie for both your thoughtful comments. You are such a lovely person and I’m so happy our paths have crossed. I’m sorry things are so hard right now. My blogs will always be here, so no worries about when or if you get to them. The most important thing is you feeling better.
My family is doing really well right now. Summer brings out the best in all of us and today we will spend the day celebrating my mother’s birthday at the lake (she’s back in town for the entire month). I predict it will be a wonderful day!
Sending you lots of love!❤️
Love how you caught the ice cream JUST before it dripped.
That’s what we call a happy accident! Glad you liked it.