A friend called it "developer sweep", but I tray develop. Or I'm unsure of what he meant.
Thanks, much appreciated.
I develop in a tray: place the plate in the tray at the far end of the tray. Pour developer in the bottom of the tray. Tilt the tray so the developer hits the plate quickly and keep tilting the tray during development.
I always use 15s for development (and adjust exposure accordingly), then I pour water on the plate before fixing it.
Thanks to your suggestion, I'll add a tray of water and keep the plate in there for a minute, then I'll fix it.
And next time, I'll slosh the developer over the plate more slowly and gently, not so abruptly as before.
Last edited by Ari; 30-Jul-2020 at 10:21.
You would also probably get less development errors if you developed for longer than 15 sec.
I'm open to experimenting. How much time do you suggest?
Keep in mind, I cannot see the plate developing, so inspection is a no-go.
That's why I've stuck to 15s, to weed out one variable that I cannot see.
My dark box is covered with a red filter, but the reflections prevent me from seeing clearly inside.
I can make out a little, but watching for shadows on a plate during development is not possible.
Can you make some sort of black viewing hood, or dark covering over you head and box top? When I use that box I have the light shing in fr9m the outside.
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