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Pentaxbuff · 20-11-2007, 17:43

Dogdots,
I like that picture too, with the contrasty and natural colours against a very blue sky.
The effect wanted, I suppose, is quite not what one wants with "Orton" because it is, as you mentioned, "full of subjects".
I think a single subject (a flower, a car, a ring ... etc.) at close range or a far away "subjects" (such as your corn field, a distant forest, even mountains) would do the trick; one rule I am applying is to try to contain the said subject so that it doesn't "move". Then, always using the tripod for exactness, I shoot first with an out-of-focus effect; with this you can control how much of the background will be blurred; then I take the next shot in focus.
I am still experimenting with this technique ... amount of exposure, distance, f/stop differential between the first and second shot, etc ...
Well, that is it for now ... snowstorming here and gotta go for an errand at the friendly local hospital.
Cheers!

20-11-2007, 17:43	#9 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Orton effect first trial Dogdots, I like that picture too, with the contrasty and natural colours against a very blue sky. The effect wanted, I suppose, is quite not what one wants with "Orton" because it is, as you mentioned, "full of subjects". I think a single subject (a flower, a car, a ring ... etc.) at close range or a far away "subjects" (such as your corn field, a distant forest, even mountains) would do the trick; one rule I am applying is to try to contain the said subject so that it doesn't "move". Then, always using the tripod for exactness, I shoot first with an out-of-focus effect; with this you can control how much of the background will be blurred; then I take the next shot in focus. I am still experimenting with this technique ... amount of exposure, distance, f/stop differential between the first and second shot, etc ... Well, that is it for now ... snowstorming here and gotta go for an errand at the friendly local hospital. Cheers!