September 26, 2012 • Inspiration, Photography
Silhouette is one of the words, that i am thankful when i have to write on the computer. Since i can employ my trusted spelling checker, to always correct the misspelled word! It is also one of the most stunning photography types.
A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is basically featureless, and the whole is typically presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. The silhouette differs from an outline which depicts the edge of an object in a linear form, while a silhouette appears as a solid shape. Silhouette images may be created in any visual artistic media.
For today we’ll focus on silhouette photography during sunset and also include some stunning sunsets by themselves. The images are coming from us from several talented photographers from Flickr. So let’s enjoy their awesome works!
By Bùi Linh Ngân
By Elenapaint on Flickr
by Esparta Palma
by H Matthew Howarth
By Kevin Dooley
By Lali Masriera
by Luz Adriana Villa
By nattu on Flickr
By Nick-K (Nikos Koutoulas)
by Paul (dex) Bica
by Paul (dex) Bica
By Scarleth White
photo by Ann Wuyts
photo by didier.bier on Flickr
photo by Jean-Marie Hullot
photo by Suzan Black
Hope you enjoyed today’s article! Looking forward to hear your impressions!
See you next time!
(These photographs are presented here because they are licensed as “Creative Commons – Attribution” works and for the sole purpose of promoting photography and the photographer’s work)
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