Sunflower Field IR
Early in September, I went to a sunflower field at Colby Farm over in Newbury, MA. For this photo, I wanted to make it look like an infrared photo, so I converted to B&W using Silver Efex pro and a channel mixer layer frequently comparing it to real infrared photos. I finally got the look I wanted by reducing the opacity of the B&W layers to let just a little color through and then adding an orton effect.
The thumbnail does not do this justice.
You must see the large image to comprehend the impact it makes.
Well done on all counts.
Very well done, Christopher. It almost looks like it has an Orton effect also.
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Beautiful sharpness and you did capture very captivating tonalities -- well done!
Cheryl, I did use an Orton effect as part of faking the IR look.
Thanks a lot, James, Cheryl, and Diane!
Okay..... what is an Orton effect, and no I don't want to go google it.... LOL
So don't judge me, I hope this is a compliment as this is how I mean it.... this would make a very cool retro Wall Paper, literally I would put it on an accent wall, or on a door, or a headboard.
James summed it up well.
Would be a really fun puzzle too..... hmm good gift to terrorize your relatives, maybe a 5000 piece jigsaw.
excuse my humor I'm slap happy tired
Thanks a lot, Linz. An Orton effect is a simple way to give a photo a soft, dreamy feel. The way I usually do it is as follows:
Duplicate the image layer and set the blend mode to Screen.
Use Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E to duplicate the current image onto a new layer.
Set that layer's blend mode to Multiply.
Use Gaussian blur to blur the top layer. How much blur you use is up to you, I tend to use a radius between 20-50 pixels.
Finally if you want, you can lower the opacity of both of the Orton layers to get a more subtle effect.
This is spectacular! I agree completely with Diane about the great sharpness and wonderful tonalities. Also, a wonderful composition of repeating sunflower shapes right to all the edges. This would be magnificent very large!
Thank you, Nancy!
very interesting thank you for explaining the Orton effect Christopher
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