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Study Group 8
Claire Riemer








 
Claire Riemer

 

 

Spring Time

This image of a flowering tree was made by creating multiple layers, blurring all but the background layer and then manipulating the opacity of each layer. I then saturated the reds in all the layers. The intent was to create a dream-like image with strong but muted color.

Image added: June 2008


COMMENTS:
 
Mindy Leeds A good attempt at getting an overall dreamy feel. I would prefer to have the front tree a bit more in focus, although I'm sure others would disagree.
Alastair Cochrane You've definitely achieved what you set out to do. Could I suggest strengthening the bottom edge where it bleeds into the white border -- a bit of cloning would do here.
Mark Southard You have succeeded in creating this lovely, soft image. I can't decide if I like the road in the background or not.....
Snehendu Kar The total effect is very pleasing -- reminds me of Japanese paintings... for some reason, the color on my screen is muted -- not sure if that is what you intended; but the impact is very pleasant. You have captured the spring color as we head for the summer. A minor point -- there is a white band at the right bottom of the image -- that can be easily taken out.
Allan Fleischer Very dreamlike but would have cropped off the white at the bottom of the image as it tends to draw your eye away from the tree.
Sukumar I like the idea, but I'm not sure there is sufficient point of focus for the image. One's eyes go to that path in the background, but there's nothing to hold them there! Now if there was someone walking down that path, oblivious of the photographer, that would put this over the top! Great use of soft colors.


Member Bio

Claire Riemer

My Dad started me out in photography by giving me a Kodak Brownie when I was 11 and I have been hooked on making images since then - and that was over 40 years ago! He even gave me my Minolta X700 - which I use to this day - and still love the creative control that it gives me. Today I also use a Nikon Coolpix 995 for my digital imaging. I would rather be making images more than anything else, but do have that day job for the essentials like food and a roof over my head!

I am a nurse and I work for a computer software company as a supervisor for a group that implements a patient care documentation system in health care organizations. I have traveled a great deal for this company and this has given me many opportunities to capture images in "off the beaten path" locations. I always have a camera with me!

I have been a member of a camera club for over 20 years and have written the club's newsletter for all this time. I am presently president of the club and in charge of the field trips and workshops. I started using Photoshop when I moved and had to give up my darkroom. I started on version 3.0 and now use Photoshop CS to do all my work with my images.

 


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