searchingtoseeopalescence
It’s been an up-and-down few weeks, and I haven’t been as active on here as I would like to be. Getting the time to post is proving more and more difficult, unfortunately. I went back to my little skeleton leaves, and decided I hadn’t quite finished with them. I had a feeling they would work well as layers. I use this technique a lot in my images, and it’s a surprisingly creative and enjoyable process in which unexpected things often emerge. Here, it served to enhance the shimmery opalescent shades – which were just the merest suggestions before – to create something light and lustrous, and a little bit summery.
© images and content Emily Hughes, 2014
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Like old soft and sometimes starched lace. How did you do this ?
Hi Carla – it’s basically done in photoshop by layering or merging one photograph on top of another and then adjusting the translucency etc. It’s a bit more complicated than that really but that’s the basic principle!
Oh yes. I have worked on Photoshop quite awhile ago and probably lyhave go hotter
I have forgotten a lot of Photoshop – didn’t know much anyway. I see what you have done now. I love the dance between focused, blurred and space
I just saw them on a bigger screen and see the opalesence gorgeous color. Complex images – nice
yes – always better on a big screen! Glad you like them.
A lovely caress.
Thanks! How are you Brenda haven’t seen you around in a while?
Thanks for thinking of me. I’m here, almost ready to bust it out for spring. Looking forward to more of your visions!
love these leaves – and posting on a regular basis isn’t compulsory…
they’re great aren’t they? I’m better when I’m posting regularly, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen!
Well, each post you make is worth waiting for! Gorgeous shots, like insect wings..
Funny you should say that I have been playing around with some insect designs with these too. Will post some later this week so let me know what you think!
These are gorgeous, Emily! Like images of shifting skeins of sound; they make me think of Steve Reich’s music.
thanks Richard! I don’t know Steve Reich’s music but I will check it out now!
The word ethereal comes to mind. Absolutely beautiful photography! 🙂
Thank you so much! X
I love how the layers soften and shift the tones. Gorgeous! If pearls had armature it would look like this.
really like these images Emily…and Karen’s language toward them 🙂
Another gorgeous beauty!
thanks Elena!
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