© irene waters 2015
Back lighting brings out aspects in flowers and other things in nature that are not immediately visible on viewing otherwise.
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
The back lit boat still waiting to be used.
© irene waters 2015
Back lighting will give silhouettes
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
and make you think there is a heaven up there.
© irene waters 2015
Bundy and this bear were both back lit although possibly not in photographic terms.
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
Other items can become more interesting with the backlighting such as this blind
© irene waters 2015
umbrella
© irene waters 2015
and without back lighting stained glass windows would not show up in colour.
© irene waters 2015
In response to Paula’s Thursday Special
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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
So many good examples, Irene. Thank you for being so creative and generous. I think I like best your golden cloud.
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Yes it is a great photo. Really does make you think of heaven.
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🙂 quite right!
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These are gorgeous, Irene. The flowers look amazing. I’m disappointed to see the dinghy still sitting unused in the shed. But my favourite one of all is the cloud that made me think of heaven – beautiful, and beautiful thoughts. Thank you.
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Thanks Norah. The flowers benefit from the back lighting and we probably now won’t use the boat until after the school holidays but I hope to have read the manual. I have suggested we go out a few time but we both agree we should know what we are doing first.
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I think knowing what you are doing when you go out in a boat is a good idea too! You want to do that rowing gently down the stream, not around in circles. Unless you’re on a dam, of course! 🙂
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LOL. I’d prefer to use the motor to rowing also. I don’t know that my arms are fit enough to row long distances (the circles may seem a great option if I had to row) 🙂
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If I had to row I wouldn’t go anywhere! 🙂
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Beautiful. Love backlight on flowers and clouds.
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Interesting photos Irene
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Thanks Raewyn.
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The flowers are ‘heavenly’ 🙂 🙂
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I agree.Thanks
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Light makes a huge difference in the appearance of things. Many art lessons I taught kids how to look carefully at the quality of light before they began to create their paintings or drawings. Light suggests other-worldliness and of course has mystical and spiritual meaning, perfect for this season. Well done, Irene.
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Thanks Sharon. I found it interesting in our Art appreciation class learning about light. I had no idea some of those early artists made lots of little models and put them in cardboard boxes and shone light through windows to get the shadows and lighting right.Light certainly makes a huge difference in photography so I should have realised before I started my classes that painting light would be just as important.
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So many examples! I really like the flowers, but I’ve also loved the silhouettes backlighting creates.
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I find it really difficult to make a decision because like you I like too many of them> Glad you enjoyed them.
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