That's terrific, Paul!
That's terrific, Paul!
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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Thanks, Peter, much appreciated!Originally Posted by Peter De Smidt
Beautiful photograph.
Beautiful tonalities Paul! Kudos! Any general comments on the developer? My standard has been PMK and Pyrocat. Love the tonal scale in that one.
Photographed on Kodak Tri-X at 200 ASA
Hasselblad 500 C/M and standard 80mm Planar lens.
Film processed in BER49 1:1 for 14 minutes at 75F
It appears to me that BER49 does improve the tonality and structure of Tri-X.
Thank you Greg. I too use PMK a lot and like it immensely. Although BER49 (the same as Atomal 49, or so I'm told) is not a staining developer, in a way the resulting negatives are a bit like that: they have a rich, lively middle gray range, and highlights are subdued and full of detail. The overall effect is a richer tonal scale and no detail gets lost. I don't think it has the enhanced edge effect of Pyro, but I like everything else it does. Just be aware that its a slower, solvent type developer and it performs best at 75F. Even at that temperature, Tri-X took 14 minutes to develop using BER49 at 1:1 Something to bear in mind. Also, its $$$ compared to most other developers: $22. for powder to make 5 liters.
Umbrella, Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Nice austin. Is that oil soaked gravel? I'm thinking placing grey rocks that low in value and getting that white you did was from some nice N+ expansion.
Thanks, Tuco. Believe it or not, this is normal development. The rocks (along the Willamette River) were very dark. I took my GF670's meter reading and then underexposed by a stop. Here's another picture made a few minutes before on the same beach:
Tilikum Crossing Bridge, Ross Island Bridge, Willamette River, Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Sanchez Adobe (1842)
Pentax 67 soft focus lens. Silver gelatin print.
Fuji GSWiii, Ilford HP5+, print on Forte FB
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