to SkyStrike :
Thank you for dropping by and i am glad that you like the photo(s). So sorry being late to reply your message.
To get the photos with backlight (the main light source is at the back of the object), usually i set the camera with DRO (Dynamic Range Optimizer) +1, and also use ND Graduate ( ND Half Color) to block the excesive light from the main light. After that i do the masking editing using Photoshop CS 2 to brighten again the object . It is quite challenging and also interesting to capture object with backlight, especially for outdoor shooting with sun. Right now shooting with back light (at the same time also capture the sun into the frame) is one of my favorite shot, because it will make the photo(s) become a complete combination (Hightlight + Midtone + shadow) with Sun as a Highlight part, the object as the midtone, and shadow (the object shadow and the background shadow). You also can try and explore it, have a nice shooting time ^_^