Superb...
by armin

Comment by drz01:
Blood Pudding mmm i love.

Still life in a pond.
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Comment by lcarterdavis:
looks more like a reflection than backlighting.

Still life in a pond.
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Comment by mhoogendyk:
Maybe it's the muddy colors, possibly the uncomfortable feeling one gets looking at the sun in the water, but I am not drawn to this image. It IS good that it catches the ripples and that there appears to be some depth to the water, but it needs something more to make it attractive - maybe brighter green tones, possibly more detail in the reflected leaves, even less specular highllights. Because of the reflection rather than light from behind, it's also questionable whether it meets the critera of "backlighting". Good luck with other raters, though.

Still life in a pond.
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Comment by Pug-H:
I don't find this very interesting. Maybe you should have taken a shot of the reeds/leaves with the sun behind, but still include the pond reflection.

Still life in a pond.
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Comment by groggyfroggy:
good luck

Still life in a pond.
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Comment by kcwhisper379:
The glare from the sun or flash really takes away from the backlit effect. The ripples don't help either.

Little monster trucks have nightmares too...
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Comment by armin:
Thanks to everybody.

I did try indeed to squeeze more into the shot than the miniature object itself and I am glad to see the message getting through. The setup was illuminated from two light sources, a red one from the left and a white one from the front. The red supplemented the light available from the two LEDs on top of the truck and added an air of urgency to the composition, while the white one brought out some detail in the front. The whole thing was finally sprayed with water. The picture is straight from the camera, after some sharpening.

Cheers

Armin

Little monster trucks have nightmares too...
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Comment by Huey:
no

Little monster trucks have nightmares too...
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Comment by Cam:
Very well done...great colors and position.

Little monster trucks have nightmares too...
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Comment by whatdewuc:
Neta lighting, the gravel makes the shot