The Silhouette thread

[Jaedon]

Loupey is the master of silhouette shots but I was presented with an opportunity that made me want to make the attempt. Getting it sharp is a lot harder than I thought at first. But with a little effort I managed what I think is an acceptable shot.

Add your silhouette shots below if you wish and let's have some fun with them.

Dark Eyed Junco - male - sitting in a White Pine

[mjs1973]

Great idea for a thread. Here is one from a couple of years ago.

[OldClicker]

Dark Eyed Junco - male - sitting in a White Pine

Bird looks good, but "white pine"? - TF

[AmberC]

Good idea! Thats a really cool shot Mike! :thumbsup:

[Jaedon]

Bird looks good, but "white pine"? - TF

Yup it's a white pine... can't you see the snow covering it making it white? No idea on the actual species of pine.. I was referring to the snow in jest =)

[Singletracklovr]

Good Capture
I enjoy shooting back lit subjects as well.

[Dylan8i]

yeah definitely not white pine. white pine has long needles. that some kind of fur, although i can't id it from a silhouette.


all good photos in this thread.

[Frog]

I've always liked silhouettes but seldom shoot them. This is from a few years ago when I had my first digital camera. Steller's Jay.

[Sushigaijin]

[drg]

One from the Gallery.

[scott-devon]

[Loupey]

Looks great, guys!

Hope to see more.

[Singletracklovr]

Here's one more in shadow but the silhouette still comes thru...

[Loupey]

Here's a newer version of an old one. 300mm with extension tubes (don't remember how many) and a pond, with an encroaching shadow of the far bank, as the backdrop.

[Vreyens]

And here's my silhouette .
Barry

[Martin Brazil]

Tiger Heron at dawn.

[Loupey]

I posted the flashed version of this before.

Ku-Mo in Japanese means "spider" and "cloud"

[Loupey]

A solitary Solitary Sandpiper

[A.M.D.A.]

Some very good shots here! Love your house-fly one, Sushigaijin. :thumbsup:

Here's my contribution, shot last evening as the light was going down. Contrast boosted slightly.

Attachment 64178
PENTAX *ist D with SMC PENTAX-A* 300mm F4 lens (MF-only), and TAMRON 2X tele-converter. Handheld.
1/500 second @ maximum aperture
ISO 400
900mm focal length (35mm equivalent)

[Pink Dragonfly]

Okay, my turn now...and for something different....a silhouette on a stone. The owner of the silhouette was a hooded crow with two hazelnuts in its beak

Mette

[eharrim]

Tried to put this in earlier today without success. I'll try again. I'm new here so it may take a few tries.
Eric

[Dylan8i]

first a really really old one, with a severe crop...



spider form hawaii


one of my all time favorite photos... all i did pp was change the moon from yellow to white.


and not quite a silhouette but close enough?
Kentucky elk.

[mn shutterbug]

I would like to contribute this loon. Interesting and productive thread.

[A.M.D.A.]

Looks like a blue card with a loon-shaped cutout... nice work!

P.S. I see it was taken with an FZ7.

[mn shutterbug]

P.S. I see it was taken with an FZ7.

Hey, you weren't suppose to tell. This was taken 1 1/2 years ago, before I got promoted to DSLR.

Admittedly, there was some Photoshopping involved.