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Orton Imagery

These photos have been processed by Photoshop. I got the idea at this web site.
However, I did not use the exact process described there. Here's my workflow for each image:
1. Open the photo in Photoshop (I use CS3 but it will probably work in other versions of Photoshop).
2. Go to Image > Apply Image and choose Screen blend mode at 100% opacity.
3. Duplicate the layer (Ctrl-J).
4. With the top layer still active, change the Blend Mode to Multiply.
5. Blur the top layer. I used Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur set to about 10 pixels for images of this size. Experiment with the amount of blur to suit your taste.

To give you a better idea of how the Orton processing changes the photo, I will place a link to the original under each photo.
Blue Ridge Parkway (Orton)
Blue Ridge Parkway (Orton)		 Cheyenne (Orton)
Cheyenne (Orton)		 Confederates Marching to Battle (Orton)
Confederates Marching to Battle (Orton)		 Scene on the way to Lake Junaluska (Orton)
Scene on the way to Lake Junaluska (Orton)
Lake Fontana (Orton)
Lake Fontana (Orton)		 Little Bradley Falls (Orton)
Little Bradley Falls (Orton)		 Gray Wolf (Orton)
Gray Wolf (Orton)		 Deer and Fawn (Orton)
Deer and Fawn (Orton)
Slick Rock Falls (Orton)
Slick Rock Falls (Orton)		 Gazebo (Orton)
Gazebo (Orton)		 Lake Tomahawk (Orton)
Lake Tomahawk (Orton)		 Chimney Rock (Orton)
Chimney Rock (Orton)
Lick Log Mill (Orton)
Lick Log Mill (Orton)		 Foot Bridge (Orton)
Foot Bridge (Orton)		 Overgrown House (Orton)
Overgrown House (Orton)		 Bridal Veil Falls (Orton)
Bridal Veil Falls (Orton)
Whitewater Falls (Orton)
Whitewater Falls (Orton)		 Asheville City Hall (Orton)
Asheville City Hall (Orton)		 Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over the French Broad River (Orton)
Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over the French Broad River (Orton)		 Road to Nirvana, Lake Summit, NC (Orton)
Road to Nirvana, Lake Summit, NC (Orton)
Comfort Living, Lake Summit, NC (Orton)
Comfort Living, Lake Summit, NC (Orton)		 Old Bridge (Orton)
Old Bridge (Orton)		 Blue, blue water (Orton)
Blue, blue water (Orton)		 Looking Glass Falls (Orton)
Looking Glass Falls (Orton)
Hooker Falls (Orton)
Hooker Falls (Orton)

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rainroosty 05-Jul-2008 19:15
Heyyy, Tom! These are really nice & interesting; thanks for telling how to do it :-)
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