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Backlit Collection (#5)

"Captivating Backlit Moments: From Viking Ships to Wild Horses" As the fiery sun dipped below the horizon

Background imageBacklit Collection: Celeron (i.e. Celoron), Lake Chautauqua, c1898. Creator: William H. Jackson

Celeron (i.e. Celoron), Lake Chautauqua, c1898. Creator: William H. Jackson
Celeron (i.e. Celoron), Lake Chautauqua, c1898

Background imageBacklit Collection: Celeron (i.e. Celoron) from Greenhurst, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1897

Celeron (i.e. Celoron) from Greenhurst, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Celeron (i.e. Celoron) from Greenhurst, Lake Chautauqua, between 1880 and 1897

Background imageBacklit Collection: Lake, Bermus (i.e. Bemus Point) from Long Point, Chautauqua, N.Y. between 1880 and 1897

Lake, Bermus (i.e. Bemus Point) from Long Point, Chautauqua, N.Y. between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Lake, Bermus (i.e. Bemus Point) from Long Point, Chautauqua, N.Y. between 1880 and 1897

Background imageBacklit Collection: Chautauqua Lake from Long Point, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson

Chautauqua Lake from Long Point, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Chautauqua Lake from Long Point, between 1880 and 1897

Background imageBacklit Collection: Evening Sun, 1882-1892. Creator: Rudolf Jurriaan Stephanus Haak

Evening Sun, 1882-1892. Creator: Rudolf Jurriaan Stephanus Haak
Evening Sun, 1882-1892

Background imageBacklit Collection: Halting at a Roadside Inn, 1657. Creator: Pieter Molijn

Halting at a Roadside Inn, 1657. Creator: Pieter Molijn
Halting at a Roadside Inn, 1657

Background imageBacklit Collection: Winter Scene with the Sun Setting Behind Trees, 1880-1930. Creator: Louis Apol

Winter Scene with the Sun Setting Behind Trees, 1880-1930. Creator: Louis Apol
Winter Scene with the Sun Setting Behind Trees, 1880-1930

Background imageBacklit Collection: Landscape with Peasants with their Cattle and Anglers on the Water, 1800-1810

Landscape with Peasants with their Cattle and Anglers on the Water, 1800-1810. Creator: Jacob van Strij
Landscape with Peasants with their Cattle and Anglers on the Water, 1800-1810

Background imageBacklit Collection: Sheep in Central Park, New York, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Sheep in Central Park, New York, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Sheep in Central Park, New York, between 1900 and 1906

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cooke, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1909 July 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cooke, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1909 July 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cooke, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1909 July 15

Background imageBacklit Collection: Stoehr, Harris, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1918 June 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Stoehr, Harris, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1918 June 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Stoehr, Harris, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1918 June 3

Background imageBacklit Collection: Twilight. The Artist's Wife, 1898. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring

Twilight. The Artist's Wife, 1898. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
Twilight. The Artist's Wife, 1898

Background imageBacklit Collection: After Sunset, 1899. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring

After Sunset, 1899. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
After Sunset, 1899

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cattle Seen against the Sun on the Island of Saltholm, 1892. Creator: Theodor Esbern Philipsen

Cattle Seen against the Sun on the Island of Saltholm, 1892. Creator: Theodor Esbern Philipsen
Cattle Seen against the Sun on the Island of Saltholm, 1892

Background imageBacklit Collection: Landscape in Cloudy Weather. Late Afternoon, 1840. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye

Landscape in Cloudy Weather. Late Afternoon, 1840. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye
Landscape in Cloudy Weather. Late Afternoon, 1840

Background imageBacklit Collection: After Sunset in the Outskirts of a Village, 1863. Creator: Vilhelm Kyhn

After Sunset in the Outskirts of a Village, 1863. Creator: Vilhelm Kyhn
After Sunset in the Outskirts of a Village, 1863

Background imageBacklit Collection: King, Grace, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

King, Grace, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
King, Grace, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13

Background imageBacklit Collection: Egger, Gabrielle, Miss, and unidentified woman, standing outdoors, between 1926 and 1930

Egger, Gabrielle, Miss, and unidentified woman, standing outdoors, between 1926 and 1930. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Egger, Gabrielle, Miss, and unidentified woman, standing outdoors, between 1926 and 1930

Background imageBacklit Collection: Williams, Harry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 May 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Williams, Harry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 May 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Williams, Harry, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 May 7

Background imageBacklit Collection: Bruce, Ned, Mr. reading and writing outdoors, 1915? Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bruce, Ned, Mr. reading and writing outdoors, 1915? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bruce, Ned, Mr. reading and writing outdoors, 1915?

Background imageBacklit Collection: Lee, Margaret, Miss, standing at a window, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lee, Margaret, Miss, standing at a window, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lee, Margaret, Miss, standing at a window, 1927

Background imageBacklit Collection: Delarer, Llellwyn, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Delarer, Llellwyn, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Delarer, Llellwyn, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917

Background imageBacklit Collection: Edge, Charles N. garden, 1933 June 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Edge, Charles N. garden, 1933 June 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Edge, Charles N. garden, 1933 June 18

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Epic, scene of the shadow theatre the 'Chat Noir ', 1889. Creator: Caran d Ache

The Epic, scene of the shadow theatre the "Chat Noir ", 1889. Creator: Caran d Ache
The Epic, scene of the shadow theatre the "Chat Noir", 1889

Background imageBacklit Collection: Woman sitting on window seat, looking left, full-length portrait, between 1900 and 1920

Woman sitting on window seat, looking left, full-length portrait, between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Woman sitting on window seat, looking left, full-length portrait, between 1900 and 1920

Background imageBacklit Collection: Looking seaward, 1889. Creator: Myra Albert Wiggins

Looking seaward, 1889. Creator: Myra Albert Wiggins
Looking seaward, 1889. Photograph shows a man standing on a rock outcropping on beach while looking toward a body of water

Background imageBacklit Collection: Salon jury, Philadelphia, 1899. Creator: Eva Watson-Schutze

Salon jury, Philadelphia, 1899. Creator: Eva Watson-Schutze
Salon jury, Philadelphia, 1899. Group portrait of photographic salon jury members in profile facing left, including, left to right, Clarence H. White, Gertrude Ka¨sebier, Henry Troth, F

Background imageBacklit Collection: Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761. Creators: Hubert Robert, Francois-Marius Granet

Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761. Creators: Hubert Robert, Francois-Marius Granet
Posillipo Cave, between 1760 and 1761

Background imageBacklit Collection: Rustic dwellings near a canal, 1646. Creator: Jan van Goyen

Rustic dwellings near a canal, 1646. Creator: Jan van Goyen
Rustic dwellings near a canal, 1646

Background imageBacklit Collection: Venise et le Campanile au clair de lune, between 1870 and 1890

Venise et le Campanile au clair de lune, between 1870 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise et le Campanile au clair de lune, between 1870 and 1890

Background imageBacklit Collection: Le Bas-Meudon, 1949. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Le Bas-Meudon, 1949. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Le Bas-Meudon, 1949

Background imageBacklit Collection: Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860

Background imageBacklit Collection: Martigues, effet de crépuscule, between 1850 and 1900. Creator

Martigues, effet de crépuscule, between 1850 and 1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Martigues, effet de crepuscule, between 1850 and 1900

Background imageBacklit Collection: Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860

Background imageBacklit Collection: Boat under construction by the canal, Dutch landscape, 1857. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind

Boat under construction by the canal, Dutch landscape, 1857. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Boat under construction by the canal, Dutch landscape, 1857

Background imageBacklit Collection: Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind

Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855

Background imageBacklit Collection: Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Coucher de soleil, between 1850 and 1860

Background imageBacklit Collection: L'éléphant. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

L'éléphant. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
L'elephant

Background imageBacklit Collection: Barbizon, le soir. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Barbizon, le soir. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Barbizon, le soir

Background imageBacklit Collection: Le Moulin [environs de Martigues], c.1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Le Moulin [environs de Martigues], c.1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Le Moulin [environs de Martigues], c.1890

Background imageBacklit Collection: Khartoum, coucher de soleil, between 1885 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Khartoum, coucher de soleil, between 1885 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Khartoum, coucher de soleil, between 1885 and 1890

Background imageBacklit Collection: Paysage d'Alsace, le clocher de Bernwiller, c.1890 c.1905. Creator: Jean Jacques Henner

Paysage d'Alsace, le clocher de Bernwiller, c.1890 c.1905. Creator: Jean Jacques Henner
Paysage d'Alsace, le clocher de Bernwiller, c.1890 c.1905

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Old Oak, c1648. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael

The Old Oak, c1648. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael
The Old Oak, c1648

Background imageBacklit Collection: View of Paris, taken from Montparnasse, 1829. Creator: Unknown

View of Paris, taken from Montparnasse, 1829. Creator: Unknown
View of Paris, taken from Montparnasse, 1829

Background imageBacklit Collection: Le Mausolée provisoire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sur le bassin des Tuileries, avant la... c1794

Le Mausolée provisoire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sur le bassin des Tuileries, avant la... c1794. Creator: Hubert Robert
Le Mausolee provisoire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sur le bassin des Tuileries, avant la Translation de ses cendres au Pantheon. Nuit du 10 au 11 octobre 1794, c1794

Background imageBacklit Collection: Pont-Neuf and Ile de la Cite, 1834. Creator: Unknown

Pont-Neuf and Ile de la Cite, 1834. Creator: Unknown
Pont-Neuf and Ile de la Cite, 1834

Background imageBacklit Collection: Moulins près de la Glacière, vers 1820, c1820. Creator: Paul Huet

Moulins près de la Glacière, vers 1820, c1820. Creator: Paul Huet
Moulins pres de la Glaciere, vers 1820, c1820

Background imageBacklit Collection: A pond near La Glaciere at dusk (1821). Creator: Unknown

A pond near La Glaciere at dusk (1821). Creator: Unknown
A pond near La Glaciere at dusk (1821)




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"Captivating Backlit Moments: From Viking Ships to Wild Horses" As the fiery sun dipped below the horizon, a majestic Viking ship emerged as a striking silhouette against the vibrant hues of the sunset. With its sleek design and intricate 3D graphics, the Piper L-4 Cub in US Army D-Day colors stood proudly, backlit by the golden rays of dusk. Along the shores of Dalawella in Sri Lanka's Indian Ocean, stilt fishermen created enchanting silhouettes against a backdrop bathed in mesmerizing backlit tones. In Norway's remote Pyramiden, an Arctic fox gracefully moved through Billenfjorden under a captivating backlight that accentuated its stunning features. The hydrangea macrophylla diamond blue blossomed brilliantly, with each delicate petal illuminated by gentle backlighting that enhanced its ethereal beauty. Cleggan at sunset painted a picture-perfect scene in Connemara, County Galway; Europe embraced Ireland as it basked in warm backlit shades that adorned this coastal gem. Two hares engaged in an extraordinary boxing match amidst Scotland's late summer twilight; their silhouettes danced across fields as they playfully sparred under dramatic backlighting. India celebrated New Year with fervor and passion for cricket; players showcased their skills on lush green grounds while being bathed in magical backlit moments. On Washington's snow-capped mountains, groups of Mountain Goat nannies and kids found solace on small patches of snow during scorching summers – nature's way to cool off without sweating or panting. At Montana's Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Refuge, Cloud - a magnificent white stallion featured prominently in PBS' documentary on wild horses - galloped freely through vast plains illuminated by breathtaking backlighting effects.