Eyewitness Photo: Silhouettes Of Life

Posted By Ant Pruitt in HTC, Photo of the Day, Photography

BreakingModern — We all know that, ideally, good smartphone photography requires great lighting. But sometimes we miss that perfectly shiny boat and end up with over-exposed sections or a silhouette. A silhouette in a photo can look awesome — like a cool picture of a surfer on his board silhouetted against the sea — or it can look terrible in other instances. This shot from Rick Takagi is an example of great silhouette photography.

Takagi used his HTC One M8 to capture this shot of a roller coaster in Disneyland. I’m a fan of the wide-aspect cropping he used here, but this shot isn’t about the cropping. It’s about the silhouette. In his shot, we immediately recognize the setting of the image, but it also sets a mood: One last ride and then it’s time to go home. I’m curious to know just how close he was to the Ferris wheel in the foreground — the angle really makes the photo. I appreciate you sharing this shot, Rick. Good stuff!

If you’re out snapping photos with your HTC smartphone, be sure to share them with me. Email your best shot to me via [email protected], or tag me on Twitter and Google+. You may get featured in our Eyewitness Photo column. Be sure to mention your HTC smartphone model and any camera apps or mobile photo editing apps used.

For BMod, I’m Ant Pruitt.

Featured/Header image: Rick Takagi

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