Backlit Landscapes

Judicious use of backlighting can add a great dramatic flair to your landscape photos

Russ Burden

Updated October 17, 2016

Backlight can impart many different looks to a landscape. It can emphasize a strong silhouette, it can rim light a subject with a strong outer glow, it can enhance the look of fog or mist.

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Originally Published June 11, 2012

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