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Challenge Details
Backlighting VIII
An Open Challenge using the Standard Editing rules.

Description
Shining light at an object from behind, or lighting areas behind the object you want to highlight. You can photograph anything you want, but the use of backlighting to enhance the photo is key. This is NOT a silhouette challenge, that's a different technique.

Submission Dates:
  Nov 12 2025 - Nov 25 2025

Voting Dates:
  Nov 26 2025 - Dec 2 2025

Submissions: 30
Disqualifications: 0
Votes: 842
Comments: 56

Average Score: 5.90618
Highest Score: 7.2414
Median Score: 5.6429
Lowest Score: 4.6552
Results for Backlighting VIII:
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Challenge Results for Backlighting VIII
Autumn Walk
by nam

21st place with an
average vote of 5.5357

Views: 77 (40 during voting)
Votes: 28
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.412
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.727
whiskers in the dark
by Tiberius

22nd place with an
average vote of 5.5172

Views: 74 (43 during voting)
Votes: 29
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.412
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.667
Citrus
by DistantColours

23rd place with an
average vote of 5.5000

Views: 85 (45 during voting)
Votes: 28
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.313
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.750
Naturell Backlightning
by Mona

24th place with an
average vote of 5.3103

Views: 75 (42 during voting)
Votes: 29
 Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.000
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.750
behind the bulb
by PennyStreet

25th place with an
average vote of 5.2857

Views: 92 (41 during voting)
Votes: 28
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.188
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.417
Travelling with the Sun
by sjshaf

26th place with an
average vote of 5.2500

Views: 94 (42 during voting)
Votes: 28
 Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.875
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.750
Backlit Lights
by GeneralE

27th place with an
average vote of 5.0690

Views: 80 (45 during voting)
Votes: 29
 Your Vote: N/A
Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.118
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.000
Anderson Mill Rd
by tvsometime

28th place with an
average vote of 4.8889

Views: 79 (49 during voting)
Votes: 27
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.813
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.000
Natural Bridges State Beach
by Zeus

29th place with an
average vote of 4.7143

Views: 76 (43 during voting)
Votes: 28
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.471
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.091
Mama
by bluejasmine

30th place with an
average vote of 4.6552

Views: 115 (48 during voting)
Votes: 29
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 4.353
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 5.083
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