I see better (thru my hands) with my eyes closed in total darkness. I guess that shutting ones eyes activates more the other senses.
I see better (thru my hands) with my eyes closed in total darkness. I guess that shutting ones eyes activates more the other senses.
I don't know about other people, but I've never done that. I always keep my eyes open in the darkroom.
Your darkroom may not as perfectly dark as you think.
During the night I can't see anything in mine, not even the faintest trace of my hands, no matter how long I wait for my eyes to adapt. At a certain time during the day, when the sun is in a certain position relative to a nearby window and direct sunlight falls on my darkroom door, I can see a faint outline of my hands after about five minutes (by which time I also begin to see a tiny bit of light coming from under the door).
I find that if I do open my eyes, I get distracted by all the little places where the darkness is leaking out. This is distracting. I prefer to close my eyes, pretend all those leaks went "away" and get down to work.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
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