Abstracts-n-Nature

Azzaro

Two pictures are tree bark and one is a stone face. C&C ALWAYS WELCOME.

Eric&Susan

I really like these especially the first one.

Care to share the pp technique on these

Azzaro

Eric&Susan wrote:

I really like these especially the first one.

Care to share the pp technique on these

Thanks for looking and commenting.........I used the Orton process...do you know how to do it??? In my openion it isn't for every shot, it seems to work on some and not others.
If you wan't the exact steps and the degree of out of focus image, I will be glad to type it up and send it to you.......azzaro

Skippy

Azzaro wrote:

Two pictures are tree bark and one is a stone face. C&C ALWAYS WELCOME.

Hi there Azzaro, that is quite an interest affect.
You can clearly see what they are.
These are very pleasing to the eye I must say.
Love the soft pastel colours too
Well Done! ... Skippy
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kelsow

Very nicely done.

I have never heard of the Orton process so I googled it.

Turns out I've done that in the past and didn't know it had a name.
I used to do it in camera with a double exposure. Much easier in PS.

Great work as always.

Azzaro

kelsow wrote:

Very nicely done.

I have never heard of the Orton process so I googled it.

Turns out I've done that in the past and didn't know it had a name.
I used to do it in camera with a double exposure. Much easier in PS.

Great work as always.

Thanks for the nice comment..... I think this process has been around for a long time........I first saw it in the seventies where some guy put two slides together at a club show. azzaro

nicled

Wow! Is this two photo's in one? Can you share your workflow?

Azzaro

nicled wrote:

Wow! Is this two photo's in one? Can you share your workflow?

Follow this link and it should take you to a site that does a good job of explaining how to do it. It is pretty easy to do......If you have a problem let me know and I will help you.........AZZARO just click and you are there

http://pcin.net/update/2006/11/01/the-orton-effect-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/

Dogdots

Nice photos

I have done the Orton effect on some photos. I did one on a corn field. Looked cool to me

It's a fun process to mess around with.

Dogdots/Mary

Azzaro

Dogdots wrote:

Nice photos

I have done the Orton effect on some photos. I did one on a corn field. Looked cool to me

It's a fun process to mess around with.

Dogdots/Mary

Thanks for looking and commenting on my pics. It seems to work well on some photos and not to good on others........ SO... POST YOUR CORN FIELD....AZZARO

Dogdots

Orton on Cornfield
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Here is my Orton Effect on the Corn Field. I like it, but another web site had problems with it.

Dogdots/Mary

nicled

Thanks for the link Azzaro! Tried the Orton Effect, and here's what i got below. Comments are most welcome!

Azzaro

A cool pic. MAry thanks for sharing......NExt time I go by a corn field I will look at it differently. Where I live it is cotton fields and alfalfa...... azzaro

Marc Muench

What I really enjoy about these images is that there are three of themclap which turns it into a nice series. The effect is second, to your choice of subject and composition, Bravo

nicled

Another share...

Dogdots

Azzaro wrote:

A cool pic. MAry thanks for sharing......NExt time I go by a corn field I will look at it differently. Where I live it is cotton fields and alfalfa...... azzaro

I'm glad you liked it. We have alot of alfalfa fields around here. I will have to give that a try come summer time. I would love to see it done with a cotton field.

Dogdots/Mary

Dogdots

nicled wrote:

Another share...

Beautiful---it almost has a glass effect with the water.

Dogdots

nicled wrote:

Thanks for the link Azzaro! Tried the Orton Effect, and here's what i got below. Comments are most welcome!

Its truly amazing how this process works with different photos. Thanks for sharing it with all of us

Dogdots/Mary

nicled

Thanks too Mary. I like your corn field photo. With blue skies and a surreal effect. Yes, Orton (Effect) presents us with endless possibilities. I wonder how it would make portraits look like. I heard wedding photographers use this technique in their photos, to create "that" dreamy, soft focus effect.

nicled

A friend sent me this workflow from another thread. Its much simplier and would (somehow) turn out the same photo's. You don't have to create three layers. Only two is needed but you'd need to use the Gaussian blur twice.

Here is a summary of the workflow:

step 1: Open the picture, click on image, then click "apply image". Blending is set to "Screen" & Opacity is set to 100%. (you should have an overexposed pic)

step 2: In the layers palette, right click on the background pic, click on "duplicate layer".

step 3: Apply Gaussian blur (25-50pixels) to the duplicate layer. Note:you can set any pixels you want.

step 4: In the layers palette, change the blending mode of the duplicate layer to "Multiply".

step 5: Apply Gaussian blur (20-25) to the duplicate layer.

step 6: Flatten the image.

step 7: Dont forget to save your file, use "save as" so you could save the original picture.

Note you can also apply filters like USM. thanks and enjoy..

Dogdots

nicled wrote:

Thanks too Mary. I like your corn field photo. With blue skies and a surreal effect. Yes, Orton (Effect) presents us with endless possibilities. I wonder how it would make portraits look like. I heard wedding photographers use this technique in their photos, to create "that" dreamy, soft focus effect.

Wow....I never thought of using it for wedding photos. Great idea. I'm going to have to go thru some of my photos and have a "play day with Orton"

When I posted this photo on another site and they didn't like it at all. Not one bit. For them they felt this effect should only be done with one subject. I feel with that concept your closing the door to just to many possibilites.

Thank you for liking it--it has renewed my confidence in this process.

Dogdots/Mary

Azzaro

You got it Nicled..... Nice shot...I love horses. Just a thought....I have not done that many Orton pictures but it seems to do better on some pics. and is horriable on others. I have only posted two other pics useing the process. Blue Steel was one and B-36 was the other.....I will keep and eye out for your posts.........HAVE FUN AZZARO!!!!!!

Azzaro

Dogdots wrote:

I'm glad you liked it. We have alot of alfalfa fields around here. I will have to give that a try come summer time. I would love to see it done with a cotton field.

Dogdots/Mary[/quote
I have one next door. I will walk out my back door and shoot it tomorrow and post it........Unless it is a disaster......

Azzaro

Marc Muench wrote:

What I really enjoy about these images is that there are three of themclap which turns it into a nice series. The effect is second, to your choice of subject and composition, Bravo

Thank for the nice comment..... azzaro

Azzaro

nicled wrote:

Another share...

WOW....GREAT SHOT!!!!!!

nicled

Thanks Azarro! I really am learning from the "Master's" here. While i was in photography before, this Digital thing is just short of amazing. Am really happy i came to this site. There just so much to learn and too little time hehehehe

nicled

Took this mango tree beside the house. Used the orton workflow to modify it.

DonRicklin

A bridge view!

Azzaro

NICLED..........From what I have seen I need to be learning from you..... The mango tree is great.......Keep posting I love your stuff..... azzaro

nicled

This red orchid i saw in a garden. Tried the orton effect on it

Awais Yaqub

These are beautiful ! well seen