I've been shooting Ilford FP4 and HP5 only for a while now, but seem to notice something strange. I process myself and print myself. I print no larger than 11x14 for the time being. I notice that my negatives shot on the HP5 "appear" sharper in the print. They're also easier to focus with the grain magnifier. I realize that this is because of the grain. But with shooting 4x5 and enlarging to only 11x14 could the grain not be a "distraction" as it is with smaller formats, but rather a "sharpener?" For example, I took a shot with alot of grasses and trees on HP5 and the print is so sharp and the detail runs and runs forever. My shots on FP4 are nice, but kind of slightly seem mushy. Fine grain films are so fine grained now. It almost makes want to exclusively shoot HP5. Is this something that every here knows and I just realized? Any comments?
Bookmarks