The Skylight

[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks for taking a look !
Nikon D80/Nikkor 18-70mm/Nikon Capture NX2

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

[Bambi]

I like the surreal quality of this image.

nice job

[Lovin]

I like it too.
Can you give us more details about the technique, please? Is it HDR ?

Thank you

[MoinMoin]

I like the dreamy touch here too. And I would guess, it is done with the "Orton effect"?

[Marko]

BEAUTIFUL Dwayne. I love the shooting angle, composition and colour.

Can I ask which software you've used for the Orton? and just curious...how long did this shot take post-processing wise?

Many thx
Marko

[JAS_Photo]

One of my favorites, Dwayne.

[Rinkdaddy]

Very well down. This picture causes me to want to know what is on the other side of the knoll along the path.

[kat]

Another nice one! :0

[Dwayne Oakes]

BEAUTIFUL Dwayne. I love the shooting angle, composition and colour.

Can I ask which software you've used for the Orton? and just curious...how long did this shot take post-processing wise?

Many thx
Marko

Thank you very much for the kind words everyone !!

Marko

As far as pp time in my work I usually do 2 to 3 versions. Each one taking
30 mintues each, so 1 1/2 hours total pp time. I do 2 to 3 versions
because each version reveals new hidden wonders in the scene kind
of like art painting.

Sometimes I get the keeper on the first version but more times than not it
is always the second version is the keeper. If the place has very complex
lighting it might take 3 version to get everything out of the image in pp,
In that case I will take a break on the versions through out the day
to reduce eye strain.

Here is the way I do orton effect in pp using Nikon Capture NX2.
I got this info from a tutorial off the net and is seems to work really well.

1-use midtone (levels) slider to brighten photo (2.04)
2-select gaussian blur, set radius slider to (15.85)px and opacity to (100)%
go to blending mode and select (multiply)
3-readjust (levels) sliders if necessary
4-in the case of my work to get the muted colors just turn down
the saturation

That should do it, hope this helps.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

[Matthew]

I really like this image. Many images you look at and and are very - truthfully forgettable - this one is memorable. I wish I could put my finger on it but i think that is the reason why i like it. Intangible.