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| Sally Mann |
This landscape by Sally Mann is a properly exposed back lit non silhouette. Mann likely took her meter reading from the ground. This is because the sky is blown out, allowing the detail of the trees, wall, and ground to be shown. This back lighting makes the photo glow, creating a calm and slightly dreamy mood. If the photographer metered towards the sky, creating a silhouette, the detail of the trees and wall would be lost. The shape of the trees would remain, but it is the details of this image that make it special. If this image was a silhouette, the photo would still have some of its abstract qualities, but the intended mood would be somewhat lost.
