DSS 85 - First Tries at Orton, C&C appreciated

torrbrae

Thanks Sean for the great challenge - interesting trying this technique. Not good with abstracts, have made attempt with the motion, not sure if getting right technique though. Read number of articles on creating the Orton effect digitally, and have tried number of pictures. Not sure if getting effect, or just not using the right photos for the effect.

Your comments on these two tries be appreciated:
#1 Underwater Fern (Orton effect)

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#2 Sand Rainbow (Orton Motion effect)

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kdotaylor

Wow, i REALLY like #1.

sapphire73

Both are lovely. I like texture and "glow" of #1 and the palette and luminescence of #2. Wondering whether #1 would be more effective with a tighter crop? (Perhaps a little off the left - cropping out the dark brown half way down the left side - and even less off the top?) Thanks for sharing these!

tinamarie52

I like #1...it has an underwater feel.

Chris

billseye

tinamarie52 wrote: »

I like #1...it has an underwater feel.

Wow, you're right. The blur on the highlights really does create a sense of underwater diffraction. Nice!

PedalGirl

I'm not sure if I'm seeing the effect in #1, seems like you could get the same shot just from the fern being under water. I would try that one with a little more blur.

torrbrae

Thank you for the comments - the underwater feel is due to the fact that the shot was actually taken underwater - using my FujiFinepix in a waterproof case, hanging over the side of the kayak. Hence have digitally Ortonised the image - be impossible to take two photos as moving all the time plus the FujiFinepix (being a point & shoot camera) does not allow manual focus to do the blurred photo.

Have tried using a more blurred image, plus cropped tighter. As run out of time, entering this image.
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Finding having trouble getting the blurred Orton effect - either doing the blurred photo digitally or using an actual out of focus photo. Cannot see the blurred effect other entries are getting, think must be in the layering, something will keep experimenting with, as does give an interesting effect to photos.

PedalGirl

With my blurred photos... what I did was have my blurred layer on top of my sharp and then adjust the opacity on that layer so that I get the effect of having the sharp and the blur.

torrbrae

Thanks PedalGirl - have done by blurring the top layer (opposite of following the instructions, but maybe was reading them wrong), and now getting more of blurred effect - as below:

#3

PedalGirl

torrbrae wrote: »

Thanks PedalGirl - have done by blurring the top layer (opposite of following the instructions, but maybe was reading them wrong), and now getting more of blurred effect - as below:

Yea, the official instructions didn't work out that well for me either... maybe because I'm still using PS Elements 7.0. So... I had to find another way to the effect. Actually, I think my way was easier!