Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 30, 2008 at 2:59 PM
I've been working for a while with this image taken from Kebler Pass last fall. The original was overexposed on the aspen trunks and very sharp which made it look a bit too contrasty and "busy" to me. In this experiment I diffused things a bit with a variation of the Orton effect and the results seem more pleasing. What do you think?
Posted by Guy Schmickle on December 30, 2008 at 3:08 PM
I like it alot. I've been playing with that effect lately and I think it really has its place for certain types of shots...like this one.
Posted by Jeremy Week on December 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Nice work Josh! I like this a lot. Has a dreamy look to it. And very appealing colors as well.
Posted by John Mumaw on December 30, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Guy nailed it. "I think it really has its place for certain types of shots...like this one."
I like it....nice save!
Posted by Paul Gana on December 30, 2008 at 3:54 PM
oooohhhhh me likie....
seriously I like the effect
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 30, 2008 at 3:59 PM
I like your processing. It works well for this image. Great color comb.
Posted by Erik Stensland on December 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Wow, this is terrific! You really hit this one out of the park! Where was this during the fall color contest?
Posted by Angela Classen on December 30, 2008 at 5:33 PM
I think it's very dreamy. Awesome colors. I love it!!!
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 30, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Wow, this is really cool! Print it on canvas and hang it on a wall near you! (or better yet, near ME!) Care to share your technique in more detail?
Posted by Paul Wegemann on December 30, 2008 at 9:26 PM
This is excellent, Joshua! Well done.
Posted by Robert Dayton on December 31, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Very nice, Joshua.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 31, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone! Todd, I used the steps outlined here with the only differences being I used CS3, I increased the Gaussian Blur to twice that listed (since this originated as a 12mp image), did the curves/levels adjustments after I flattened the layers, created a new layer to burn the remaining hotspots, flattened the image again and shapened the image slightly for the Web presentation. There is also a nice article on this technique on this site here.
Posted by Bret Edge on December 31, 2008 at 1:56 PM
I really like the results, Joshua. It has a dreamy mood about it, and the colors are vibrant without being over the top. Excellent work, IMHO.
Posted by Michael Renner on December 31, 2008 at 3:05 PM
I'm really digging this presentation as well Josh. Really well done. There have been some fall shots that I want to use this technique on as well, so this will hopefully motivate me to get off my duff.
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14 repliesI like it....nice save!
seriously I like the effect