Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Shooting into the Sun
Silhouettes are a great tool in photography and visual storytelling because they are a way of encouraging others to use their imagination and explore what could lay beyond the obvious in an image. They also allow the photographer to mess with ‘the rules’; as children when we pick up a camera we are told not to shoot into the sun but I am enjoying playing about with that rule. Here are some of my favourite images I have taken that use silhouette:

Children play on the beach in Bentota in Sri Lanka. A sunset image is probably seen as the classic use silhouette.
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I really like the mystical shot of the crosses.
I LOVE this post!
Thank you both for visiting my new blog and for the kind comments.
A very nice entry for the theme. The crosses in particular are unique!
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Thanks Cathy!
The shot of the crosses is my favorite!!!!
I like the photo of the man looking into the sun at Cape Cod, Africa. It speaks of a hope for the future of S. Africa in spite of its sordid past. Do you charge for your photos–not to be mass produced for resale. I would like to use it as part of my cover art for an e-book with your photo credit of course. This will be my second published book.
Hi Betty,
I would be happy for you to use this particular image for your book, though would ask if you would consider donating money to a crowdfunder I am supporting for a young man I used to work with who is bettering his education at http://www.gofundme.com/goformo Either way please feel free to use the image with a credit. Thank you, laura