Processing--I Did It!

[Pat Kearns]

It's a great feeling seeing good negatives coming out of the chemicals. If you've never seen a print emerge on the paper in developer then get some paper, developer and make a contact print of one of the negatives. The first word that will roll off your lips is WOW! It is black magic at it's greatest.

[Willie]

On the night shot of the elevator complex at Baltic, SD, I was using a 75mm Nikkor for the first time. I have rise figured out but even backed way off I still ran out of "rise." Had to tilt the camera back some. I could not figure out how to straighten the tubes on the right side of the frame. I used Photoshop some and it did improve a bit. I find I have problems with buildings on the edge of the frames with both Nikkors 90mm and now 75mm. I waited until the sky cleared to take the shot. It was hitting 14 F below. Normally that's not a problem but I only had my medium warm clothes on.


Kent in SD

Understood. You'll get the hang of it with more use. Getting the standards parallel while working with some rise and living with image circles can be fun. In the dark you don't have to worry much about 'dark corners'.