Orton effect help: This image is another attempt to create the Orton Effect. I would love your opinion, good or bad, and maybe suggestings to improve it. Thank you kindly for taking...

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds Loc: southeastern Ct.

This image is another attempt to create the Orton Effect. I would love your opinion, good or bad, and maybe suggestings to improve it. Thank you kindly for taking the time to view and make thoughtful and honest comments. I take my photos in South Eastern Ct. most with a Canon 7D M II or 5D M IV and Canon 100 to 400II, or Sigma 24 to 105. THANK YOU.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Not knowing what the end result is supposed to look like compared to the original... May help understand if I saw the original (source) image.

Other than that, looks good.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I never heard of the orton effect before. For others like me here is a link to it:
https://www.picmonkey.com/blog/make-the-orton-effect-your-bae?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=nb-features-usa-xm&utm_content=usa_notfree_nb_core_xm_u-c_search&msclkid=8c6232c535051cef248952d21799ae4b&utm_term=orton%20effect

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds Loc: southeastern Ct.

Longshadow wrote:

Not knowing what the end result is supposed to look like compared to the original... May help understand if I saw the original (source) image.

Other than that, looks good.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

The colors seem "fuller" (more dispersed) in the modified one, as well as the image being brighter over all.
Maybe reduce the brightness (contrast?) maybe to about half way between the two?

AlanD Loc: TC, MN

The effect is named after Michael Orton. A visit to his web-site may be helpful.
michaelortonphotography.com

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

From the flower example at Wikipedia, I don't like that result at all.
The original photo is much nicer.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds wrote:

This image is another attempt to create the Orton Effect. I would love your opinion, good or bad, and maybe suggestings to improve it. Thank you kindly for taking the time to view and make thoughtful and honest comments. I take my photos in South Eastern Ct. most with a Canon 7D M II or 5D M IV and Canon 100 to 400II, or Sigma 24 to 105. THANK YOU.

I love it

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds wrote:

This image is another attempt to create the Orton Effect. I would love your opinion, good or bad, and maybe suggestings to improve it. Thank you kindly for taking the time to view and make thoughtful and honest comments. I take my photos in South Eastern Ct. most with a Canon 7D M II or 5D M IV and Canon 100 to 400II, or Sigma 24 to 105. THANK YOU.

Orton effect, named after the person who originated it, photographer Michael Orton, is about creating a surreal dreamy-romantic look on a scene by mixing high & low detail areas.

Here is a guide on how to make the effect:
https://expertphotography.com/orton-effect-landscape-photography/

Basically several images are combined one of which is blurred, contrast & brightness increased and then blended by adjusting the opacity.
This effect is best applied on a scene with tons of depth like roads or pathways running off to the horizon.
Images with defined foreground, middleground and background.

If the photograph is generally flat or sharp over all, like those taken at very small apertures, the effect is not as good.

That being the case, I emphasized depth on your photo by selectively applying sharpness, shadow & brightness on specific areas to help some spots pop.
I hope this helps.
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blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Beautiful.

will47 Loc: Indianapolis, IN

Look up Steve Perry's tutorial on YouTube. He explains it very well.

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds Loc: southeastern Ct.

will47 wrote:

Look up Steve Perry's tutorial on YouTube. He explains it very well.

Who is Steve?

will47 Loc: Indianapolis, IN

Steve is a very famous outdoor photography. Has won many, many awards. He comments on UHH from time to time and has just started his own website that I highly suggest. On YouTube you can him at Back Country Gallery or under his name.

Sherwood Lincoln Whistletown Wilds Loc: southeastern Ct.

will47 wrote:

Steve is a very famous outdoor photography. Has won many, many awards. He comments on UHH from time to time and has just started his own website that I highly suggest. On YouTube you can him at Back Country Gallery or under his name.

Oh, you mean that Steve Perry(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChUi5Gm8w-S_d6dS31cFCnQ). He is good but I am only using Lightroom.

jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee

Like the after effect. Will study the Orton Effect. Never heard of it before.