Project Light: Backlighting (Week 2)

I have been working with several other talented photographers on a collaborative project.  We spent the last four weeks on shadows.  I am getting a late start this round, but we are beginning our next theme referred to as backlighting.   Simply put, backlighting is when a light source is behind the main subject. While many people have been told at some point not to shoot into the light, the effects can be quite magical if you can successfully do it right.By having the light behind your subject, the finer details of an object can be enhanced as well as the capture of some lovely silhouettes.  Landscape photography works well with backlighting, especially with translucent flowers and foliage (great for this time of year) or rim lighting of animals and objects in the background. Even atmospheric elements such as haze, fog, steam or mist can be intensified and therefore alter the mood of an image.Below is my first take using this technique.  Please continue along the circle.  Next up is the wonderfully talented Jill Cassara.I obviously had a hard time choosing between color or the black & white.  So I decided to post both!  Which do you prefer?