Little Red Rowboat

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 18-70
f/4.2 at 1/500
ISO 100

In June of ’06 we went on a 9-day sailing trip up to Desolation Sound and back to Vancouver. Of course we got lots of pictures of boats. I liked this little red rowboat and took a few shots as I passed by.

I decided this scene would work best with what some call the “Orton Effect”. The technique involves taking two shots of the same subject, one properly focused and one out of focus. You then combine the two to create one image that takes on a dreamy quality with lots of saturated colour.

Digitally it is easy to create a similar effect from just one image. For a detailed description on producing this effect in both film and digital formats visit PCIN.NET