Multiple mistakes with this one:
For starters it was shot at high noon under the harsh Owens Valley sun. But is was late spring so I got a little break there. Then I accidentally set the wrong exposure on the lens and the negative came out too dark. Printing it I misjudged the exposure and pulled it too soon when it needed another 15 seconds or so in the direct sun. On development the developer (ammonium citrate and sodium acetate) was close to exhaustion but I managed to avoid staining and got it clear. I darkened it in Photoshop to show here but although I now know how to print this particular negative I am somewhat ambivalent as is seems unbalanced in the foreground. Rather than waste the POP gold toner, I toned it for 25 minutes.
Thomas
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