Eleonor [Another backlit portrait attempt]

elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
edited September 4, 2005 in People
Hello friends!

Just wanted to share another picture of Eleonor. Took this rather early in the morning and the sun was so intense that I felt like it was hanging 3 meters behind her, slightly above her head. She was extremely backlit. So I experimented with some fill flash, and I think it turned out quite well! :o)

Comments and critics are welcome!

Matty

Equip: Canon EOS 10D, Sigma 18-125 mm f/3.5-f/5.6 DC, Speedlite 580EX
Exif: 1/200, f/5.6 / focal lenght 125 mm / ISO 100 / fillflash / Raw


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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    :jawdrop enough said!
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  • burkeburke Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    wow, Matty!
    that's great - lovely light illuminating, yet all the detail in the front - well done!!!
  • kaldarakaldara Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    wow!
    that is an awesome picture!
    i love how she seems to GLOW... and her eyes are so intense!
    great picture... thanks for sharing.
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    It is fabulous, Matty. Really great lighting!


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  • PeterGarPeterGar Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Perfect 10 across the board!
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited August 31, 2005
    Matty,


    I'm with John on this one :eek1 :jawdrop She's gorgeous clap.gif Backlit, frontlit, in the dark, or at a park....Laughing.gif


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Wow!
    This is awesome!
    Really love it!
    Great job!thumb.gif
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  • tmlphototmlphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,444 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Very nice work. The fill flash is very subtle, not an easy thing to accomplish. Well done.
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    This is the sort of thing I aim for. Backlighting is difficult, especially when you're playing with lens flares and the like. Well done. This picture is much less awkward than the previous set. The pose is natural yet provocotive. The eyes are perfect. Well done.
  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Whoa, that's definitely an awesome shot for sure! Nice work man!
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  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Very nice shot, Matty. You gotta love the backlight, and the subtle fill in flash. Her eyes stand out really well!
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    That's really well done Matty thumb.gif
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Mattias - great work. Seems a bit oversharped.
    (For me) eyes look unnatural...
    Interesting results with a light - just perfect!
    Yuri
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited September 1, 2005
    The eyes have it!

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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Haha! Thanx John!
    Well spoken! Laconic, yet so expressive! I'll pass that on to her! :D

    Matty
    John Mueller wrote:
    :jawdrop enough said!
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx Burke!
    :):
    burke wrote:
    wow, Matty!
    that's great - lovely light illuminating, yet all the detail in the front - well done!!!
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank you, *kaldara*
    :): Oh, and congrats on your birthday in arrears! :bday
    kaldara wrote:
    that is an awesome picture!
    i love how she seems to GLOW... and her eyes are so intense!
    great picture... thanks for sharing.
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx Ann!
    I'll have to thank the sweet morning sun for the lighting! :):

    Matty

    Ann McRae wrote:
    It is fabulous, Matty. Really great lighting!


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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx PeterGar!
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    PeterGar wrote:
    Perfect 10 across the board!
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Haha! Yes Steve...
    ... I agree with you - she is! I guess with a model like this, you just can't fail! rolleyes1.gif
    Matty

    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Matty,


    I'm with John on this one :eek1 :jawdrop She's gorgeous clap.gif Backlit, frontlit, in the dark, or at a park....Laughing.gif


    Steve
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx Nikolai!
    thumb.gif1drink.gif:):
    Nikolai wrote:
    This is awesome!
    Really love it!
    Great job!thumb.gif
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank you, tmlphoto!
    :):
    tmlphoto wrote:
    Very nice work. The fill flash is very subtle, not an easy thing to accomplish. Well done.
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank Owen!
    I sorta "missed" this one before. It was rather hazy so I never gave it a closer look other than quick peek at the thumbnail. But when looking through all shots, more thoroughly, I realized that this shot was much better than the other.

    Matty
    Owen wrote:
    This is the sort of thing I aim for. Backlighting is difficult, especially when you're playing with lens flares and the like. Well done. This picture is much less awkward then the previous set. The pose is natural yet provocotive. The eyes are perfect. Well done.
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank you, coldclimb!
    thumb.gif
    coldclimb wrote:
    Whoa, that's definitely an awesome shot for sure! Nice work man!
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank you, marlof!
    :):
    marlof wrote:
    Very nice shot, Matty. You gotta love the backlight, and the subtle fill in flash. Her eyes stand out really well!
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx BigAl!
    :): thumb.gif1drink.gif
    BigAl wrote:
    That's really well done Matty thumb.gif
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thank you, Yuri!
    I really really try to go easy with the sharpening, since that's one of the most important post process procedure. At first, going from a Fuji Finepix 2800 ZOOM to a F717 I had turned into a "Sharpo-holic", and if the pic wasn't sharpened on the verge of bein' totally jagged, it was soft. I thought that the F717 was extremely soft. (That's how I became a member of the STF - my first post was something like: "MY F717 pics are very soft and the colors are dull...." *Haha* Now, when comparing to the 10D shots, the F717 pics almost looks oversharpened/saturated.

    Anyway - now I prefer softer images, but perhaps "I wasn't soft enough" on this shot? :):

    Matty
    Yuri Pautov wrote:
    Mattias - great work. Seems a bit oversharped.
    (For me) eyes look unnatural...
    Interesting results with a light - just perfect!
    Yuri
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2005
    Thanx Ian!
    I'll pass that on to her! :): thumb.gif

    Matty
    ian408 wrote:
    The eyes have it!

    Ian
  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2005
    Hi Matty,


    Wonderful lighting results and great pose. The colors just burst from the screen.

    Michal
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2005
    Thanx Michal!
    I'm quite happy with it myself, especially since it was my first backlit portrait attempt. :):

    Matty

    auraflora wrote:
    Hi Matty,


    Wonderful lighting results and great pose. The colors just burst from the screen.

    Michal
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