Contre Jour, is it the thinking mans' bokeh?

[umcelinho]

I love contre-jour, even though to this point I didn't know it was called contre-jour (yes, I am a n00b). my favs:

 

[dogbunny]

Hmm, maybe I understand. Does this count?

 

[surfer dude]

Contre-jour, eh?

BTW I love that second one of yours, umcelinho.

 

[The Standard Deviant]

That's excellent, dogbunny.

 

[rbiemer]

This one:

Leaf on Handrail by rbiemer, on Flickr

Or this one:

Living room window by rbiemer, on Flickr

Not sure if this one counts--contre nuit? maybe:

nightconstruction by rbiemer, on Flickr

 

[paulfish4570]

Wow, what a bunch of excellent shots. Now that I know what it is, here are two more:

 

[Strangeluv]

Hmm, maybe I understand. Does this count?

This is brilliant! Love it

 

[Sparrow]

... and it counts



_27_0063bw by sparrow rf, on Flickr

 

[isorgb]

Hmm, maybe I understand. Does this count?

Third congratulations! This light is "mniam".

 

[kevin m]

Some nice examples here. This is a recent shot I have handy. From the Barred Island nature preserve off Deer Isle, Maine.

 

[ferider]

 

[pphuang]

Some really great shots. Here's a couple more to keep things going...

 

[photogdave]

Here's another:

 

[dogbunny]

That's excellent, dogbunny.

ThanksX3 This place is great for getting ideas about new things to try.

 

[dotur]

www.ivanlozica.com

003turkey1985 by dotur, on Flickr

 

[Sparrow]

... very hazy old Elmer


SNV30159 by sparrow rf, on Flickr

 

[rolleistef]

interesting to see how contre-jour is understood in other languages. In French, when something is in "contre jour" it simply means it backlit, but in quite of a strong way. When not much backlighting is involved, you speak about "un petit contre jour".
This it what we call a contre jour :

 

[NickTrop]

 

[maclaine]

Love this thread. There are some really great images in it.

For whatever reason, I seem to find myself shooting pictures in this kind of lighting situation a lot. It doesn't always work, but I love the results when it does.

 

[smasher]