Contre Jour, is it the thinking mans' bokeh?

[lcpr]

It's a good way of making shots taken at midday look more interesting, especially when you have buildings/signs to play with:

 

[Sparrow]

 

[mdarnton]

Olympus OM1 and 21/3.5:


Bootjack Equestrians by Michael Darnton, on Flickr


Bootjack Equestrians by Michael Darnton, on Flickr

Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm:


Bernie in his shop by Michael Darnton, on Flickr

 

[dogbunny]

 

[redisburning]

people other than me do this on purpose? and here I thought I was a unique snowflake (read: idiot with a broken aesthetic sense).

recent


Untitled by redisburning, on Flickr

older

Untitled by redisburning, on Flickr

older still

Untitled by redisburning, on Flickr

I have long been a fan of chiaroscuro, and more recently of Caravaggio. Using the sun to make silhouettes is an easy way to accomplish this.

 

[jmanivelle]

Jardim Botanico contre jour by careca2012[/u

 

[cincyMAT]

Not sure this counts but this thread deserves a kick.

 

[candidcameraman]

All these are shot with the Olympus XA4 @1600....

That first image is simply stunning

 

[jippiejee]

contre jour

contre jour

Interesting theme... here's mine.


sunday_beers.jpg by aad_b, on Flickr

 

[sojournerphoto]

OK, I'll play

 

[monkeypainter]

Misterioso by Monkeypainter, on Flickr


Flota by Monkeypainter, on Flickr

 

[bgetty]

my favorite thread on RFF!

 

[Darkhorse]

 

[Jamesruff]

 

[jmanivelle]

Ipanema posto 10 Hexar AF_2 by careca2013, on Flickr

 

[Sparrow]

 

[Ti29er]

Are you saying that anything shot into the sun becomes CJ?
Thus, many shots that are merely silhouettes are also CJ?


I appreciate that the 3x lads seated would have qualified, but why is the girl drinking from a straw anything of note?

Likewsie Sparrow's very wide shot of a man is a street in b&w - why is of note as a possible CJ shot? It contains nothing shot into the sun. Likewise his / her shot of a man in the mid day sun with a parasol - CJ?

Or the strand of grass above? Is this really CJ ?

Or is it in fact that the Thinking Man's Bokeh is seemingly culling many at the first hurdle: that there is a shortage of Thinking Men in point o' fact adding to the OP?

Perhaps a qualification as to what is C-J would be timely?
Tim

 

[monkeypainter]

Minnie Mouse by Monkeypainter, on Flickr

 

[alistair.o]

Are you saying that anything shot into the sun becomes CJ?
Thus, many shots that are merely silhouettes are also CJ?


I appreciate that the 3x lads seated would have qualified, but why is the girl drinking from a straw anything of note?

Likewsie Sparrow's very wide shot of a man is a street in b&w - why is of note as a possible CJ shot? It contains nothing shot into the sun. Likewise his / her shot of a man in the mid day sun with a parasol - CJ?

Or the strand of grass above? Is this really CJ ?

Or is it in fact that the Thinking Man's Bokeh is seemingly culling many at the first hurdle: that there is a shortage of Thinking Men in point o' fact adding to the OP?

Perhaps a qualification as to what is C-J would be timely?
Tim

Contre jour is back lighting. I agree that many offers stretch the point but...

 

[DRabbit]

Had no idea what "Contre jour" was until reading this thread. Thanks for the lesson 🙂

My own examples (if I got it right)...