As a photographer I always strive to make my images appear as realistic as possible. I process my pictures to reflect how the scene, plant, or fungi looked to my eye. But there are different ways to “look” at things and there is nothing wrong with looking at images using a little more artistic license.
In one of the blogs I follow the author talked about images incorporating the Orton effect. This style of image has a dreamy look where the lights in the image were even brighter and the focus was a little softer. The effect is named after Michael Orton the photographer who popularized it.
Here is the original view of the Climbing Aster

And here is the view with the Orton effect

The intent is to give some subtle and pleasing changes not create a radically different image.
Here is the original of the Green Arrow Arum

And here is the view with the Orton effect

Do you like the Orton look?
I like the effect. That is not to say I’m going to use this on all my images but I did want to try it on a few more. So I did and then put them into a slide show. As side shows always seemed to be helped with music, I used a tune by one of my favorite Florida folk singers who embraces environmental causes. Dale Crider wrote and sings this song about Marjorie Stoneman Douglas and her battle to save the Everglades.
Here is the link to slideshow. I hope you will enjoy the images and the song.
Images Seen on a Trail to the River