Red Velvet [Contest Finalists November 2006]
Uploaded: November 03, 2006 20:23:22
Orton Technique
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Sam Britt November 03, 2006
Does the Orton technique look alright on this image? Comments welcomed. #550980Sam Britt November 03, 2006
Thank you, Jake. #3543504Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 04, 2006
GORGEOUS, Sam!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^.^ Kitty #3545030
Nancy L. Green
November 04, 2006
Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thank you, Kathleen & Nancy. I wasn't sure if Orton looked good on this rose so uploaded it to the Constructive Critique forum. #3545862Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thanks, Ron. #3546010
Claudia Kuhn
November 04, 2006
Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thank you, Claudia! #3546229Denise M. Snyder November 04, 2006
Sam this is GORGEOUS!!!! #3546242Susie Peek-Swint November 04, 2006
Beautiful colour and full-frame capture Sam ~ lovely shot! #3546380Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thanks so much Denise & Susie. #3546419RC Fritz November 04, 2006
Beautiful color. Great composition Sam! #3546451Barbara Waldoch November 04, 2006
Looks excellent, Sam! #3546510Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thank you, RC & Barbara! #3546527Melissa G. Meiselman November 04, 2006
OK Sam..since you uploaded this into the constructive critique I will present another option..one that I have followed with a red rose.I find red roses difficult because, for me, the red seems to obliterate detail.
So I have used the dodge tool for the petal edges...to brighten them...and the burn tool to heighten the shadows. I would also do a bit of sharpening.
In this instance expecially with a full frame image, I would be striving for more clarity.
The Orton makes for a bit of intentional blurring which, I feel, does not heighten the attractiveness of this rose. #3546571
Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thanks for your critique, Melissa. I haven't found any of my own photos that I've been completely satisfied using the Orton technique on, yet I see so many in the forums that look great. Here's the original photo. #3546674Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Thanks for your critique, Melissa. I haven't found any of my own photos that I've been completely satisfied using the Orton technique on, yet I see so many in the forums that look great. Here's the original photo. #3546677Sam Britt November 04, 2006
Original photo #3546680Colleen Farrell November 08, 2006
Hello Sam ... I don't know what the Orton technique is, but I like the rich color and mysterious feel of this image. The title is perfect! :D #3563838Sam Britt November 11, 2006
Thank you, Colleen. I'm glad you liked it. I've tried the Orton technique on several of my images and I'm never really sure when if it looks quite right. That's why I uploaded this image to the Contructive Critique Forum. You can find instructions for the Orton Imagry at this link: http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0106/dw0106-1.html#3575380
Pranay Koka December 12, 2006
all I can say is ....lovely!!!! #3696917Sam Britt December 13, 2006
Thank you, Pranay! #3698253Debbie E. Payne December 13, 2006
Samantha -- I think this is a gorgeous image but I understand why you have asked the question you did. The Orton method is new to me as well, and I really like it on most of my landscapes, but on some of my flowers it seems to have fallen short of my expectations. I think Melissa has a valid point with the loss of detail with the darker colored objects. I am anxious to go home and try the dodge/burn on a couple of my roses. #3699039Steve M. Harrington December 13, 2006
Hey Sam, I think this looks nice, but I'm inclined to agree with Melissa. From my fooling around with the Orton Technique I've found that it is most effective on images with lots of small detail, a rose garden rather than an individual rose.Steve #3699278
Sam Britt December 13, 2006
Hi Steve, I haven't found very many of my images that Orton tecnique looks good on, unless I do something else to enhance the image. I have a photo of the same rose unedited in my gallery "The Color Red" http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/big.php?photoID=2743034&catID=&style=&rowNumber=57&memberID=160422Paula Dwyer December 29, 2006
Congratulations Sam!! :) #3752212Husain Akhtar December 29, 2006
Very well deserved finalist - big congratulations my friend! #3752593Steve M. Harrington December 29, 2006
Obviously, you should ignore my advice on images, Sam. :)Congratulations! I'm really pleased for you.
Steve #3752968
Denise M. Snyder December 29, 2006
Huge congrats on your beautiful finalist!!!! #3753297Sherri Gorman December 29, 2006
Congratulations Sam!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! #3753812Jenny Bosmans December 29, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Sam! :) #3753973Barbara Waldoch December 29, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Sam! #3755866Sam Britt December 29, 2006
Thanks everybody! #3756498
Terry L. Ellis
December 29, 2006
Revonda L. Gentry December 29, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Sam!! So well done!! #3756768Bill Wyatt December 29, 2006
Gorgeous red! Congratulations, Sam!! #3756846Lorraine A. Cook December 29, 2006
Congratulations, Sam!<:)) #3757308Nadya Johnson December 29, 2006
Beautiful!! Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Samantha! #3757467Shawn M. Marymee December 29, 2006
Congratulations Sam!!! #3757609Stanley J. Contrades December 29, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS, Sam!! Beautifully done and good luck in the next round!!Datha Y. Thompson December 30, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :0) #3757972
Laurie Daily
December 30, 2006
Gail Vitikacs
December 30, 2006
Robert R. Goodman December 30, 2006
And a big congratulations to you Sam,on this very beautiful image!!!!! #3761293RC Fritz December 30, 2006
Beautiful image, Sam. Fantastic finalist!! #3761303Sylvia Rossler December 30, 2006
Big congrats on your wonderful finalist Sam :O) #3761645Deborah Sandidge December 30, 2006
Very dramatic and beautiful Sam, congratulations!! #3761995Sam Britt December 30, 2006
Thanks everyone:) #3762106
Nancy L. Green
December 30, 2006
Su Sana E. P
December 31, 2006
John V. Roscich
December 31, 2006
Stephen Zacker December 31, 2006
Like all that Red. Congratulations #3763570
Emile Abbott
December 31, 2006
Emile Abbott
December 31, 2006
Amy JACKSON January 01, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Sam!! Happy New year!! #3766672Sam Britt January 01, 2007
Thank you all so much! #3768266
Susan Jane Allen
January 02, 2007
Kathleen Roughan January 02, 2007
Congratulations Samantha!!! #3773381Vladan D. Djordjevic January 10, 2007
Beautiful color, lighting, feeling! #3805550David Pratt January 10, 2007
Well done Sam! Great work! #3805662Hurk (Steve) Hurkett April 29, 2007
Very nicely seen, Sam .. lovely colors and nice lighting ... steve #4228368Mary E. Heinz April 29, 2007
Very soft and pleasing to the eye...may I ask...did you use the filter for Orton.Sam Britt April 29, 2007
Thank you all. Mary, this is the digital technique, done in Photoshop. Here is the link:http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0106/dw0106-1.html
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Mary E. Heinz April 29, 2007
Thanks so much ! I'll have to check itSign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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