Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

IMO, there's simply not enough contrast in the entire scene (due to the light conditions probably). You might've gotten something a bit more interesting with a wider aperture and selective focus but if that's not what you wanted, then you didn't have the proper light for what you did want. Also I would get closer and use a wider lens myself.

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

Well I'm up high here, closer and wider means looking up instead of across.

I wasn't actually planning to go back to the scene, it's overgrown by now anyway and I would have to wait another year. Hah!

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But I was talking about cropping, and I kind of like this... (cropped on my phone haha).

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So the shadow wouldn't really be an issue.

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When I copied your image into PS to look at cropping I found a very similar crop which pleased me. (Don't worry I'm not going to copy it,i did it just to help with the question. I have already deleted it. ) I liked it better when I also cropped the top justabove where the trees fork, making it a longer, more narrow image.

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Originally Posted by Jim Noel

When I copied your image into PS to look at cropping I found a very similar crop which pleased me. (Don't worry I'm not going to copy it,i did it just to help with the question. I have already deleted it. ) I liked it better when I also cropped the top justabove where the trees fork, making it a longer, more narrow image.

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Thanks Jim, I'll play around with it.

There's enough density I can certainly play around with contrast, I don't think I'll print this though. I do have an IR version of this I'm curios how it came out (not yet developed).

But Jim, I would never worry about you, Heck I should be honored if you "stole" my image haha :)

Hi, recently I came into possession of a pack of Kodak TMAT G/RA sheets. Can you suggest some starting points for exposure and development?

Thank you

Enrico

Expose as iso 80-ish, develop in an open tray under a safe light so you can see what happens. In my limited experience, I would start with ca 8 minutes in 1:100 rodinal.

8x10 Kodak CSG Xray, 300mm Symmar + YellowGreen Kenko filter, 15 minutes rotary processing in Jobo, R09 1:125

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7659/...141a4a55_o.jpgBluebonnets by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

Very nice!

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

Thanks Jim, I'll play around with it.

There's enough density I can certainly play around with contrast, I don't think I'll print this though. I do have an IR version of this I'm curios how it came out (not yet developed).

But Jim, I would never worry about you, Heck I should be honored if you "stole" my image haha :)

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Thanks for the comppliment.

Playing around with long night exposures with Ektascan.

Doesn't handle the contrast as well as pan film, but not bad.

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Windows for Dummies.
Kodak MXG cut to 4x5 developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 6 minute in tray.
Wet printed on to Fomabrom 111 at Grade 1.5
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