Foggy misty Saturday riding around Hadley looking for trees. I’d been waiting for a nice fog to photograph these trees next to a dairy farm.
Another time trying out the TG-6. Just a slight touch of Orton.
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Is this the Orton to which you referred?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orton_(photography)
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Yes.Most of this is fog but I wanted to soften the contrast of the nearest tree just a touch. Probably not much of a noticeable difference. I’ve only used the Orton Effect a handful of times. This was one of the tools contained in Tony Kuyper’s actions.
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Interesting Orton Effect! I have used this effect here or there but never knew it had a name!
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Thanks, Reed. Some use it quite a bit but generally I try not to add any special effects. It worked for this.
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I like how you placed the trees vanishing into the distance to emphasize the effect of the fog. Really lovely.
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Thanks, Melissa. There was a temptation to line them all up in a compact row but that was a bit stark and, as you mention, the fog effect would be lost.
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I wondered about that. I imagined myself trying that out, and then opting for this version.
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I shared something like that a few years ago.
https://sggphoto.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/11-21-2013-three-as-one/
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Nice! Thanks for the link~I was wishing I could see it the other way.
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Me too! Gives a depth to the image. The placement of the trees and the lines created by them and the track below are really pleasing to look at too – great composition! 🙂
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Thanks, Ann. You pretty much covered just how I thought when I composed this.:-)
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Orton on fog is like fog on fog. It’s very nice. Quiet. Relaxing to look at.
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Thanks, Mike. I was looking to enhance the fog just a little and Orton just gently fogs the fog.
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It does. It’s beautiful.
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I use sort of a sneaky Orton on some of my shots. It’s there, but I bet you can’t find it.
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No, I am sure I wouldn’t because no doubt you have a gentle hand with adjustments. You may torment pixels but the effect is smoothly enjoyable.
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Thank you very much. Although sometimes I torment the hell out of them.
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And in the end I think they may be glad that you did.
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I hope so.
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What completes this image for me are those wet lines in the soil running under the trees. Wonderful, Steve. I use Lightroom, not Photoshop, and I think Tony Kuyper’s actions are a Photoshop thing. It seems to me that his Orton effect is similar to playing with the clarity and texture sliders in Lr, but with more subtlety because of the glow. In any case, you used just the right amount. 🙂
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Those wet lines are a road that follows the tree line off to more trees. I have meant to ask the property owners whose farm stand I frequent for permission to walk there. I’d love to do that during a snowfall.
Yes, TK’s actions are for Photoshop. But the Orton effect can be done manually. I’ve purchased a set of adjustment brushes from a guy I follow on YouTube. He has this video about using the Orton Effect in Lightroom.
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Yes, a walk along that road could be good – maybe in a number of different situations!
I did a quick, brief look around at other videos and written instructions yesterday but didn’t see this one, which may be better. It should be fun to play with. For the right photo, these effects, when used judiciously (I know you’re with me on that one!) can give an image just a little extra oomph. It just struck me that you’re talking about brushes and tubes…a media crossover. 😉
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When I first started with Photoshop I did what I think most do in the beginning and overdid everything. While you are in the middle of processing it is pretty easy to lose your way until checking out the “finished” product and realizing it’s hideous. 🙂 A gentle hand is much better.
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So beautiful, love this!
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Thank you, Maddy.
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Wonderful foggy image! I do miss the fog … we don’t get much here in Western Colorado.
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Thanks, Denise. I’d miss it too. But you do have a “few” nice landscapes out there to make up for lack of fog. 🙂
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It’s been interesting to read about all the techniques you and others utilize with your photos, even though I have no idea what you’re talking about. The discussions on the photo blogs I regularly visit have become more technical, and sometimes I find my initial response to the photo changed by the comments that follow. Maybe I need to stop reading the comments — or finally give in to that years-old resolution to learn Lightroom or Photoshop or both!
I did learn something from your comment about using the TG6. It can shoot 20 fps, while my Canon only shoots 5 fps. I think I know now why some of the bird photographers have cameras that sound like they do — they’re probably shooting a gazillion frames per second!
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I had LIghtroom on my desktop for a couple of years before succumbing to learning to use it. And as it keeps getting updated more features get added. Many don’t use Photoshop at all but the two together allow for a some pretty precise work with various parts of your images. I have no doubt that should you give in you will become proficient fairly quickly judging from how you have become such a good photographer in a relatively short time. And you know you can ask any of the photography blogs you follow questions and, I hope, get respectful and helpful answers.
My Canon 5D Mark II only shoots about 4 fps. If I think I will be shooting active animals I sometimes use the old 40D which offers more speed and a crop factor to appear to draw a bit closer. I don’t know whether i will be in a situation to use 20 fps but it’s nice to know it’s there. And yes, that rat-a-tat-tat you here that reminds you of a machine gun at a shooting range is huge numbers of exposures. A great advantage over the old days with hand advanced film cameras.
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