Corran, the tunnel is perfect as it is.
Here's more woodsy trail. Where does this go? Why do I keep doing this? Unfortunately for the thread there's more of this planned.
[IMG]9-9N4ALFF by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]
I really enjoy photographing along the shores of Lake Ontario - and I'm finally getting brave enough in my LF adventures to try out front tilt (seems way more important on 5x7 than it was on 4x5).
Paper negative inverted in Photoshop.
Rocky shore on a windy day by Don Kittle, on Flickr
Wow, there are some great shots in this thread...
Don, that's a very fine looking paper neg, the crisp rocks and blurry trees make a great contrast. I checked your Flickr page for some more detail and see that you developed it in a 1:19 solution, and for just 45 seconds. I'm intrigued - do you develop all your paper negs in this way? And do you pre-flash?
I actually like using ID-11, diluting the stock 1+1 for around 2 minutes but I find I need to mix the ID-11 and use right away and I find it hard to dissolve. My next tests will be with Rodinal at 1:100, 1:150 and 1:200 so see if I get better consistency. I find that I get a lot of “chemical clouding” especially in bright areas of the exposure when I develop with Ilford’s paper developer. The clouding is worse if I agitate at all.
I used to pre-flash, but some exposures I’d like to come out more contrasty so I don’t pre-flash any more. Instead, if the scene is high contrast, I use a Lee #12 filter and it tames the contrast great!
. . Tree Branch Gate to abandoned ranch. Castledale, Utah.
. . Ranch Gate. Utah by Reinhold S., on Flickr
Almost the last woodsy shot that I need to do. Then it'll be out of my system. 150mm lens, Rollei i.r. film. Ft. Ebey St Park
[IMG]9-9N25BLFF by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]
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