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Subject: Re: [OM] Soft Focus, Abstract and Impressionistic [was Wednesday Flowers]
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 05:13:52 -0700
At 11/22/2020 05:21 PM, Mike wrote:
>Impressive stable of SF gizmos used nicely. 
>
> I had my eye on a couple Minolta  85 varisoft lenses at one point but the 
> snipes failed. 
>
>I recall a cool technique when I shot more  E6 film.  Shoot one image stopped  
>waaay down and overexpose by stops.  Second image shot wide open or nearly so, 
>overexposed  by 1 stop and defocused.   One had to unmount the slides and 
>remount the two sandwich slides in a GEPE glassless slide mount # 7001.

The Orton Effect - https://capturelandscapes.com/orton-effect-explained/

>  It is a very high contrast technique and needed to used in diffused light or 
> on a bright overcast day. Pain in the neck to pull off but has a nice glow 
> and still enough sharpness.  There should be an easy PS equivalent.
>
>Soft,sharp and glow, Mike

A Photoshop technique - duplicating and blurring one layer, however a lens 
blurs based on distance, hence the PS way is not quite the same as doing it 
with combining multiple exposures.

WayneS
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