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Garden Courtyard


Garden Courtyard
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Copyright: Karen Smith (karith) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1062 W: 80 N: 1163] (7367)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-17
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Event, Experimental, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon Rebel XTi 400D, 17-85 mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM, Hoya 67mm HMC UV(0)
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Orton Effect, Architecture and Structures [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-09 9:39
Viewed: 406
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Switching gears today, and returning to some shots taken recently at an open garden event. This place was really more of a courtyard than a garden, but the "decor" was done by a professional and well worth showing off:)

I have been trying to learn how to do a good "Orton effect"...so this is one of my practice results.

PP: standard RAW adjustments, gaussian blur layer, raised saturation, blending mode darken, resized, added border.

Follow-up note: I posted the untouched original in a workshop for comparison. Seems I may have overdone the saturation eh? Must have been in one of those "extreme" moods again:) Feel free to say what you really think...hehe.
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To boonie: Head scratcher:)karith 1 06-09 15:59
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Hi Karen
At first blush I had a major problem with the image, but I read you notes and had to scratch my head on the Orton effect. Tried my CS3 bible with out any luck. Googled Orton and now I understand what you are doing here and can now critique. As I understand the process, with out trying it, you focus is perfect - soft as it should be. I don't know if the colors are true. I think if you include a WS of the original it would be helpful.
Like to see a couple more images with this process.
Here is the website I located if it is any help: http://pcin.net/update/2006/11/01/the-orton-effect-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/

Dan

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  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 332 W: 0 N: 222] (1851)
  • [2008-06-10 3:12]

Hi Karen,

love the shot, beautiful colors and compo! Great PP work.

Congratulations,
Romeu

Hi Karen:
You have made this Orton look like an Old picture that you would find in may old European homes in the Parlors....now you have really tweaked my interest...Thanks Karen... I love what you did here...Roman:0)
:)Later

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