*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*
An interesting image that probably meets the challenge.
I must begin by admitting that I have never consciously used the Orton effect myself so I am not best qualified to assess how effectively it has been used here. Looking carefully at your image I would say that it shows an enhanced range of tones and detail beyond a normal exposure. Unless you are familiar and a regular user of this technique I wonder how many people would have recognised it, particularly with a cursory glance, during the challenge and therefore how much it has affected your score.
I like your viewpoint and the way the composition takes us into the depths of the woods, it is very engaging. I see you have used a very small aperture with a large DOF but there is evident softness throughout, how much of that is due to diffraction from that very small aperture or from the out of focus image you will have used to achieve the effect I don't know. Either way, I am imagining a sharply focused image and thinking hmm… I would probably prefer it without the softness but obviously that is not an option for you in respect of the challenge brief but perhaps it could have been a little less evident in which case it may have affected your score even more!
Another competent submission from you Janine, thank you, Sid |
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