# Backlit Moss

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/backlit-moss/44290>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/backlit-moss/44290 "2024-12-05T03:29:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![drishti](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@drishti](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/drishti)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/backlit-moss/44290/1 "2024-12-05T03:29:17Z")

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![IMG_3847.jpeg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/f/1/f149cf5e8c050583905538d7574b07fc0b5fdd51.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

Looking at this scene through the view finder all I was waiting for was something to “click”. When capturing small scenes like this I like to pan around the entire scene with my camera, so I can uncover the different composition possibilities. Initially I had just the one strand of backlit Spanish Moss but as soon as l discovered that I could use the tree bark to frame the moss it all “clicked” together.

### Technical Details

FujiFilm XT5  
XF 100-400mm  
F8  
ISO 1250  
1/320s

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### Critique Template

Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas.

- Vision and Purpose:
- Conceptual:
- Emotional Impact and Mood:
- Composition:
- Balance and Visual Weight:
- Depth and Dimension:
- Color:
- Lighting:
- Processing:
- Technical:

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/backlit-moss/44290/2 "2024-12-05T11:28:58Z")

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Drishti, this is dramatic and minimalist. In the large version, the bits of color are an intriguing addition that add well to the viewing.