"Beautiful" Lighting

One photo I really like is this poster from the documentary "Restrepo". It follows a U.S. Army Platoon in Afghanistan and this is a promo poster for it. It looks like the photo is taken after dawn or in late afternoon. The one soldier is standing on the hill, with the vast mountain range out in front of him, alluding to the unknown, as the soldiers' future is unknown while in these beautiful yet deadly mountains.

This second image I took from Apocalypse Now. I know I've used an image with that before but when I read this assignment, this particular shot came to mind immediately so I'm going to use it anyways. It's of Martin Sheen's character, Willard, emerging from the water. He has experienced a transformation. From the right side of his face, the light is an orange color, made to look like the illumination of a fire. On the other side is supposed to look like moonlight, casting shadows on the water from his face, mixing with the fog off the surface.

This is a random shot I found that I thought was very cool/creative. It's taken from a 60's film entitled Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. I like the use of shadows in the shot. The light source coming from the left that casts the actress' shadow that blends with the winding staircase. The lamp towards the left of the frame adds a cool element to the composition.