I've been playing around with the Orton Effect looking for a different look for some landscape shots. Comments are more then welcome.

for a puz like me.. what exactly is the "orton" effect?

I like the pict.. it looks a tad blurry? Maybe thats the effect?

Its a way to add an arty affect to photos. Its been around for a long time. Back in the good old days you would shot two slides one sharp the other a little out o focus and sandwich them together to get the affect. This my first attempt at doing it digitally and I'm dicovering the amount of blur applied is critical. I think I went a little overboard on this one.

Not my cup of tea. But then, I'm not an artsy sort of person.

I've always liked the painterly look of the Orton method. You've done a darn good job on this one, YH.

I like the lighting and the effect and the subject matter seems right for the approach. I'd love to see the image at a bigger size, say 850 on the long side.

I like it! Nice photo.

I like it as well.

I think it is very well done! Nice colors, very pleasing to the eye.

thats a pretty neat affect!

It seems to give a three dimensional effect. Very cool!

Very nice YH. I've never heard of the Orton effect but I like like it a lot.

I learned something new today. Thanks Yellowhead. I am a sucker for your birches anyway.

Thank for all the kind words. If you would like to learn how to create Orton images, there is a free tutorial for Phtotshop and ELements at the link below. Or just google Orton effect.



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

I didn't know what the Orton effect was, but it sounds like that is what I used on the "Fly Fisherman" photo thread. One of the great things about PS is there are many ways to do similar things.

Thanks for the link.