Wild poppies in Alaska

Jan Timmons

Wild poppies in Alaska

This photo has not been cross-processed properly, apparently. However, I’d never heard of cross-processing until recently. I’ve read that the term started by developing color print or slide film in the wrong chemicals – for example, color negative film in slide chemicals or slide film by the color negative process.

This causes wild color and contrast shifts and requires lots of trial and error. for more, see Dana DiPasquale’s forum page. Apparently a group exists for cross-processing experts, as well.

However, playing with the RGB channels certainly stretched my tendency for more realistic, staid photos! I played with this photo last night using Sue Wickham’s method and the tutorial that Mary Campbell posted. I used curves and RGB channels in Photoshop and Nikon’s Capture NX2.1 software.

This is the Capture NX2 version, with a bit of a vignette blur from efex.

Original: Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300mm, 145mm, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, -0.3ev., ISO 200, manual exposure,
Converted from 12-bit RAW to jpeg. Manfrotto tripod.
2025×3037px

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Wild poppies in Alaska by Jan Timmons
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  • AngelPhotozzz

    AngelPhotozzz

    Wow a lot of information to soak in and a great result for this photo.. great work and information! lol =)

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thanks, Angel. I tucked the photo at the very end of my photos, hoping no one would see my first effort! Oops. You’re very kind.

  • Patty Boyte

    Patty Boyte

    Your efforts were well worth it Jan, this is really lovely. I love the dark rich tones.

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Can’t sneak anything past you either, Patty. Thanks for your kind words on this first trial. Perhaps I’ll loosen up, what?

  • cdudak

    cdudak

    Beautiful effects here, might have to give this a try…..Kay

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thank you, Kay. Nice to meet you this way.

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone

    Very beautiful Jan!!!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Kind of you, Sharon. I sure love your web from today!

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Jan, this is gorgeous! The stems coming up diagonally from the corner, the delicate, paper like blooms in the top right, the colourful blurred background and the lighting, and the treatment, all excellent! Way to go!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Gosh. Thanks, C. I didn’t expect a reaction of any sort, let alone your heartening enthusiasm!

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Lovely Jan, the colors are so rich!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thank you, Brian. Perhaps I should play with curves more often?

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Hope I didn’t go overboard, but I really love this. And thanks for all that info too!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Of course not. You only used three exclamation marks.

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    Superb

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thank you, Gail.

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Hey there Jan, this is really beautiful. A wonderful capture.

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Good to meet you, Don. Thanks for your kind words. Your landscapes are beautiful.

  • Aleksander

    Aleksander

    very effective result Jan!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Very kind of you to comment. Great to see some of your wonderful portfolio.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    wonderful image… great work !

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Alessandro, I admire your landscape photos very much. Thank you for your kind comment.

  • Gabby87

    Gabby87

    WOW….............................................. That’s so very lovely and so very beautiful and I love the color’s too..
    And nice shot and very nice work too!!!!
    =D

  • Jan Timmons replied

    I appreciate your enthusiasm, Gabby.

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    i like it too, jan – thanks for all the info too. And extra points for experimenting with the vignette!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Bit of a departure, but it’s all a learning process, eh? Good of you to note the vignette, Nadine.

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Great job Jan! Very effective!

  • connieinwi

    connieinwi

    So very pretty….

  • Hans Goepel

    Hans Goepel

    Wow extremely beautiful . My Fav!

  • Daidalos

    Daidalos

    Extremely beautiful work! Love it

  • Harry Oldmeadow

    Harry Oldmeadow

    The end result is very impressive Jan!

  • sonjas

    sonjas

    Whatever you’ve done is great. Love it.

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    beautiful

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Gorgeous capture Jan, wonderful mood and colors.

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    I love the end results….

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Really beautifully done!

  • Rick Fin

    Rick Fin

    Just lovely. =)

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Thank you, Rick.

  • Cherax

    Cherax

    Thanks for the interesting story. I haven’t heard of this. You also came up with a nice result.

  • Jan Timmons replied

    Appreciate your comment, R. I hadn’t heard of it and think if it began as an accident, why not concentrate on practicing lighting and and composition instead? That’s where I need to work. But I was house-bound, at best deck-bound.

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Brilliant work, Jan!

  • Jan Timmons replied

    You’re very kind, Béla.

  • IngridSonja

    IngridSonja

    Stunning!

  • reflector

    reflector

    A very well taken and treated image ! Stunning colour !

  • cieloverde

    cieloverde

    Bonita !

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    well, you know I love it. I think someone doesn’t know what they are talking about it’s fine.

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is so very beautiful,

  • Cheryl Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Beautifully soft and delicate!

  • Jens Helmstedt

    Jens Helmstedt

    Beautiful !!!

  • maremarie

    maremarie

    Great colours, it’s perfect the way it is!

  • Gene Walls

    Gene Walls

    Gorgeous image, Jan! I love your treatment here! Excellent blend of realism and colorful expression!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    You’ve done a Beautiful job on the Iceland Poppies Jan, they just stand right out in the photo, well done. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous

  • Santalum

    Santalum

    Very nice Jan, love the colors, nice composition, and good use of DOF.
    Another Nikon’s Capture user, seems we’re few and far between, I’m still using NX, is 2.1 an improvement?
    Cheers,
    Jon.

  • Jan Timmons replied

    It’s been a while since I upgraded, but I’m sure that the upgrade to 2.1.1 proved worthwhile. Apparently, according to my spouse Photoshop’s CS4 incorporated some of NX’s abilities. We have several versions of PS, but I much prefer NX, too.

  • IngridSonja

    IngridSonja

    A stunning shot! The sun shining through, the composition and one of my favourite flowers!

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    EXQUISITE!!!!!!!!!

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Love this Jan…and such great information…thanks for sharing!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    gorgeous !

  • Ronald Rockman

    Ronald Rockman

    Perfect image and composition, well done.
    Cheers,
    Rock

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Awesome capture and treatment, great angle and DOF!!

  • Mark Goff

    Mark Goff

    Cool! well done!

  • Jonathan Sloat

    Jonathan Sloat 15 days ago

    Love it!

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka 1 day ago

    Whatever you have done with it ..it’s vibrantly beautiful !

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