what does BACKLIT mean?

[Gość: hey]

please help, I can't find this word in any dictionary!!

[greatwhite]

Gość portalu: hey napisał(a):

> please help, I can't find this word in any dictionary!!



You can't find it because its not a word. Give me a sentence and I will try it.

[Gość: Rev. Reverend]

Well, it is a word. It's quite new and very technical.
Backlit means that LCD display is lit from the back. The light is being emited
from behind the screen which appears to be bright.
If you take a look at your LCD watch you can't see what time it is until you
position it the way that it reflects the light. Imagine yourself positioning
your laptop the same way. There comes the backlit to the rescue.

[Gość: hey]

ok, thank yu, now i preety much understand what they meant.

[Gość: hey]

so..
when shooting a backlit subject, be careful that the lens is not aimed at
extremely bright light.

it does not make too much sense for me, what kind of subject they are talking
about?

thanks in advance

greatwhite napisała:

> Gość portalu: hey napisał(a):
>
> > please help, I can't find this word in any dictionary!!
>
>
>
> You can't find it because its not a word. Give me a sentence and I will try
it.

[greatwhite]

Gość portalu: hey napisał(a):

> so..
> when shooting a backlit subject, be careful that the lens is not aimed at
> extremely bright light.
>
> it does not make too much sense for me, what kind of subject they are talking
> about?



Well, they are talking about photography. When you take a picture of an object
which is illuminated from behind ,(backlit:-)), you must make sure that the
camera lens does not pick up too much of this light.If it does your subject
will come out dark.

Subject in this case means any object or person you are taking picture of.




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> thanks in advance
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> greatwhite napisała:
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> > Gość portalu: hey napisał(a):
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> > > please help, I can't find this word in any dictionary!!
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> > You can't find it because its not a word. Give me a sentence and I will tr
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> it.

The dictionary, where there IS 'backlit'

[Gość: mbercik]

Well, there is in fact at least ONE dictionary, where you can find 'backlit'
and many, many more. Strongly recommended.

dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=backlit*1+0
mbercik

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backlit /"b{k.lIt/ adjective [not gradable]
lit up from behind, esp. in order to create a special effect
a backlit stage
His trophies were proudly displayed in a backlit cabinet.
Someone was standing in the doorway, backlit from the other room.
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