I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, so bear with me. I've been reading a few posts on this and other forums, and I'm confused about when semi-stand or similar developments are called for. Is it to be used for low contrast scenes or high contrast ones?
Some posters have said they use it for flat scenes of two stops or so.
For years, I've used HC110 diluted (from stock solution) 1:31 in trays with intermittent agitation (as described in Adams' The Negative) for high very high contrast scenes. It's never occured to me to use it for low contrast scenes. I thought the whole point of highly dilute developers was to reign in high values that would be blown out with normal development.
Thanks in advance for straightening me out.
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