June Sunset
This monday we had the most spectacular sunset I've seen in a long while. Michael and I have a very nice view from our backyard and while we were working in the garden and the sun was slowly sinking I could just tell it was going to be a good one. I ran inside and grabbed my D200 and snapped away. I will say that I overexposed some shots (for foreground detail) and then did a slight underexposed shot for glorious sky color. I then place one on top of the other in photoshop and used a mask to bring the best attributes of the picture on bottom.
And since it's a short week and everyone's been taking off here at work, I was slightly bored yesterday and have CS4 on my computer at work, so I played with the only effect I know how to use: Orton Effect.
Thanks for looking, comments are always appreciated. Oh and HAPPY 4th EVERYONE!
edit: for those who want to know how to do the orton effect, here are the instructions
I like all 4 of the shots. I also really like the use of the Orton Effect. You live in very nice place.
- It must be a full moon.
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Well now Les.... you know me.... I really like the first 2... and I suppose if you like fuzzy photos .... but to me (IMHO) the orton shots are just that... fuzzy and flat...
- Yep.... I can do that....
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Lol... yeah. I told ya, I was bored! :-D
Maybe I should look up a new technique to play with. I even went into the archives and found Denise's fuzzy frame border and made one of those last week. Maybe I'll play with that a bit and see if I can't make it work for the TONS of garden shots I have coming up soon. I have a feeling it won't go over too well though....
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I agree with both, (boy is that non-commital). While interesting, I don't think there is a need to soften the two shots BUT if you had a reason for wanting them Ortonized then they came out great. I like the composition and color of both; I like the hay roll in the scene.
The Ortonized affect is interesting to see, I am glad you shared it.
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Love the first two, not so much the orton. I DO like the orton effect on some photos, but not this.
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Love the first two-I wish I had a place to go for beautiful sunsets, seem like houses are always in the way here......I'm not a fan of orton on most things, in fact very few things. But it's always fun to play around and always learning is a good thing :)
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I really like the first two, beautiful sunset. On the second sunset, there are a couple bright spots (car lights?) in need of dimming.
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I think one is the shell station down the road and the other... could be a house. I never thought about cloning that out. Tis a good idea, duck.
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They are gorgeous, and the orton effect works for me, it is like remembering it from a dream.
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Beautiful view and colors. :o)
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June Sunset Is A Beauty, Les!
- NATURE RULES!!!
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For the first, I liked the effect on the field, but not on the trees
- Sunset Reflection
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