June 3, 2008; Day 32. Oliver alerted us to the Orton technique last week. I had never heard of it before but I was atwitter to try it. For this first attempt, I was blessed with overcast skies, a nearly dead calm atmosphere, and lots of rhododendrons in full bloom.

This is a blend of two exposures. The first is at f/16 and focused on the front flower. The second is at f/5.6 and focused at infinity. Due to my proximity to the front flower, the first exposure was blurry at infinity. This seems to have made it possible to have a front-to-back Orton effect.

This first attempt is a little hot in the front and there is some ghosting that may have been caused by my batting away the dive-bombing mosquitoes during the long exposures. Still, I see lots of potential with this technique and will add it to my list of things to try when I’m working a subject.

If I hadn't known about Orton, I almost certainly would have posted this as my daily.

PP after the blend: Color Balance: -40 Yellow to Blue.

June 3, 2008; Day 32. Oliver alerted us to the Orton technique last week. I had never heard of it before but I was atwitter to try it. For this first attempt, I was blessed with overcast skies, a nearly dead calm atmosphere, and lots of rhododendrons in full bloom.

This is a blend of two exposures. The first is at f/16 and focused on the front flower. The second is at f/5.6 and focused at infinity. Due to my proximity to the front flower, the first exposure was blurry at infinity. This seems to have made it possible to have a front-to-back Orton effect.

This first attempt is a little hot in the front and there is some ghosting that may have been caused by my batting away the dive-bombing mosquitoes during the long exposures. Still, I see lots of potential with this technique and will add it to my list of things to try when I’m working a subject.

If I hadn't known about Orton, I almost certainly would have posted this as my daily.

PP after the blend: Color Balance: -40 Yellow to Blue.