Landscape From the Top of Mt. Evans …July 13, 2018

December 9, 2018 //
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December 9, 2018

Looking Out Across the Rockies From Mt. Evans

Every year I make the journey to Mt. Evans (about an hour’s drive from my house) at least a couple of time. I wander around in the crisp air, it can be in the 90’s on the front range but you’ll want a light jacket in the mountains. The views are incredible

This image was shot on a slow speed film, Efke 50. I loved this film unfortunately it is no longer available, but when production stoped I bought everything I could find. I developed in my favorite developer, a staining developer Pyrocat HD in glycol. This developer gives the developed film  s color tint that enhances scanning. The scanned and post processed in Lightroom.

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Seascape on Film – Orkney Islands, Scotland – September 2018

November 12, 2018 //
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November 13, 2018

Abandoned Stone Building

This image of an old stone structure was taken on the Island of Burray one of Scotland’s Orkney Island (they lay just off the northern coast). The image was taken with a 20mm wide angle lens on Kodak Tri-X Black & White film using an EI 400 and developed in a Rodinal 1+50 for 13 minutes. After development it was scanned  with a Microtek scanner at 3300 dpi and adjusted in Lightroom.

Check out my other blog onefotoperday.wordpress.com. It is mostly digital photography. It is mostly figure studies.

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Categories Black & White, Film Development, Rodinal, Tri-X, Uncategorized

Landscape; April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018 //
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April 28, 2018

Ireland; Rural Road

One of the most intriguing things about traveling around Ireland were the quaint sights.

This image was taken from a small portion of a negative. The film was over exposed with X-rays at the airport but I was able to save portions of some images.

This image was taken on a Tri-X (ISO 400 with an EI of 800). The film was developed in Pyrocat HC a staining developer for 15 minutes diluted 1+1+100. I agitate this developer initially for 30 seconds then 3 inversions every 1 minute. The Pyrocat HC prints better (wet darkroom) for variable contrast paper than other Pyro developers because of the tint of the stain. This developer also creates negatives that scans extremely well.

The contrast and exposure were adjusted and the image was cropped in Lightroom .

Check out my other blog photographystop.wordpress.com. It is mostly film photography and film development and it goes into some technical information.

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Categories Black & White, Film Development, Pyrocat HC, Tri-X

Oregon; Tree Stump at Low Tide

October 17, 2016 //
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October 17, 2016

Tree Stump on a Foggy Day

Tree Stump on a Foggy Day

I was walking along the beach at low tide and came across an area with quite a lot of tree stumps partially embedded in the sand. This one caught my interest, the seagrass/seaweed surrounding the stump suggested to me the appearance of a beard.

It was a very foggy day. The background appears to be sky but it’s the horizon. The chsangell here was to add some contrast.

This image was shot on a high speed (ISO 400) Black & White film and developed in HC-110 Dilution H (1+63) for 11 minutes. I used HC-110 because it increases contrast but at the dilution only adds a little contrast. Also at this concentration the solvent action of  HC-110 is minimal and increases the apparent sharpness.

The negatives were scanned into Lightroom where contrast could be tweaked. I also a Lightroom tool to remove trash witch was left laying around.

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Categories Black & White, Film Development

Cityscape; Train Station

October 16, 2016 //
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October 15, 2016

Vanishing Points

Vanishing Points

I just returned from a trip to Ireland and I was hoping to share some images of my trip BUT (there’s always a but). The Irish equivalent of the TSA monitors security. The monitor who I was sent to refused to hand check my film. I used ISO 400 film rated at a EI of 3200 I tried to explain what would happen. I was told the film either goes through X-ray or into the garbage.

I developed one roll to evaluate the results and found it was ruined. I think I’ll try to develop the next roll at an EI of 400, and hope.

I decided to use an old image out of my archives for this post. 

I was studying how multiple sets of parallel lines’ vanishing points interact. Using them to balance negative areas.

This image was shot on a high speed (ISO 400) Black & White film and developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 17 minutes. I used Rodinal for it’s compensating properties. This image was taken at midday with a clear sky and bright sun creating a high contrast situation. To help control contrast I adjusted my normal agitation regiment with much less agitation; vigorous agitation for 15 seconds then three inversions every three minutes. With this regiment of agitation I was able to reduce considerably.

THe negatives were scanned into Lightroom were able to tweak contrast a bit. I also a Lightroom tool to remove trash witch was left laying around.

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You’ve Heard of Ducks in a Row; On Film

September 27, 2016 //
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September 25, 2016

You've Heard of Ducks in a Row

You’ve Heard of Ducks in a Row

This was the next negative from my last post. All the information was the same, but I’ll repeat it.

The film was developed normally then scanned into Lightroom where some adjustments were made.

This image was shot on a high speed film and developed in HC-110 for 7.4 minutes. Development times are relative short, when I have a large number of rolls of film to develop the short development time comes in handy. HC-110 works as a silver solvent in higher concentrations but when diluted enough the silver solvent activity is nil (when the concentration is high the solvent action reduces sharpness and acuity). I often push ISO 400 film to an EI of 1600 or even EI 3200 with good results. Also HC-110 is contrasty (HC stands for high contrast) which helps for flat lite scenes or when using lower contrast films.. I use dilution H (1+63) because there is no solvent action. The catch is for each roll of 35mm film you develop there must use at least 6 ml of the concentrate, that works out to 384 ml of working solution for each roll of 35mm film (or 120 film). If less than 6 ml is used there is not enough chemical to fully develop the film.

Check out my other blog onefotoperday.wordpress.com It is mostly digital photography and lighting setups.

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Gull on a Piling; On Film

September 24, 2016 //
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September 24, 2016

Gull on a Piling

Gull on a Piling

Looking out over the bay there were hundreds of pilings. I don’t know if they were being used but it created an interesting abstract.

The film was developed normally then scanned into Lightroom where some adjustments were made.

This image was shot on a high speed film and developed in HC-110 for 7.4 minutes. Development times are relative short, when I have a large number of rolls of film to develop the short development time comes in handy. HC-110 works as a silver solvent in higher concentrations but when diluted enough the silver solvent activity is nil (when the concentration is high the solvent action reduces sharpness and acuity). I often push ISO 400 film to an EI of 1600 or even EI 3200 with good results. Also HC-110 is contrasty (HC stands for high contrast) which helps for flat lite scenes or when using lower contrast films.. I use dilution H (1+63) because there is no solvent action. The catch is for each roll of 35mm film you develop there must use at least 6 ml of the concentrate, that works out to 384 ml of working solution for each roll of 35mm film (or 120 film). If less than 6 ml is used there is not enough chemical to fully develop the film.

Check out my other blog onefotoperday.wordpress.com It is mostly digital photography and lighting setups.

You can contact me with any questions you may have.

I’ve been asked if my images are for sale, most are, please ask.

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Categories Black & White, Film Development, Tri-X

Birches and Beaches along the Maine Coast

September 21, 2016 //
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September 21

Birches and Beaches

Birches and Beaches

This image is from a scanned “Lith” print.

Initially the image was captured on a high speed film and developed normally.  Then it was printed as a “Lith” print.

A “Lith” print is a print made on an appropriate photographic paper (silver gelatin). Note not all silver gelatin papers are lithable. The process starts with overexposure by the enlarger (or contact print), then development in highly diluted lithography developer. The development progress is visual, when the image looks right it is pulled out of the developer and rinsed (or put in stop bath) then fixed. I rinse my prints in plain water because I use an alkaline fixer, an acid stop bath would neutralize the fixer.

This print was over exposed by three stops and developed for 45 seconds in lithography chemicals which were diluted fifteen times more than normal.

This image was printed on Black & White photographic paper. The coloration is created by the process not by toning. The grain is also a result of the process not from (necessarily) the film.

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Developed in Coffee; Film 1/19/2016

January 19, 2016 //
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January 19, 2016

Fig. 1

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Fig. 2

Fig. 2

This is another image from my first experiment in film development using coffee as the primary developing agent. The developer was referred to as Caffenol, and there were several formulas.

I was using a ISO 400 speed film (120 Format vs. 35mm from my last post), I found the formula for high speed film referred to as Caffenol-C-M. This formula was said to give a legitimate speed boost of one stop. I seems this may  be true. Looking at Fig. 1 (this is the scan with no correction except cropping) the negative seems over exposed by about one stop.

Looking at Fig. 2, where the negative was corrected for exposure and contrast I was able to get a nice image.

As a note this roll of film was developed in the same tank with the film from my last post. Also both rolls were 400 speed film but different manufactures.

The formula I used was; Washing soda (Sodium Carbonate) 54 grams/ liter, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 16 grams/ liter, Potassium Bromide (KBr) 1 Gram/ liter, Instant coffee (regular not decaf) 40 grams/liter. I started with a development time of 10 minutes (for 400 speed film). Mix the ingredients in the order they are listed. If You have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

One light was used and it was placed on the left side of the frame and in front of the model.

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Developed in Coffee; Nude on Film 1/16/2016

January 16, 2016 //
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January 16, 2016

Fig. 1

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Fig. 2

Fig. 2

This is my first experiment in film development using coffee as the primary developing agent. I had seen some pictures developed in coffee with pretty nice results. I decided to investigate this process. The developer was referred to as Caffenol, and there were several formulas.

I was using a ISO 400 speed film, I found the formula for high speed film referred to as Caffenol-C-M. This formula was said to give a legitimate speed boost of one stop. I seems to be true. Looking at Fig. 1 (this is the scan with no correction) the negative seems over exposed by about one stop.

Looking at Fig. 2, where the negative was corrected for exposure and contrast I was able to get a nice image.

As a note this image was only about 30% of the negative which accounts for most of the grain. I find graininess as an attribute most of the time but it often results in a loss of tonality. I find the tonality good and only slightly affected by grain.

The formula I used was; Washing soda (Sodium Carbonate) 54 grams/ liter, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 16 grams/ liter, Potassium Bromide (KBr) 1 Gram/ liter, Instant coffee (regular not decaf) 40 grams/liter. I started with a development time of 10 minutes (for 400 speed film). Mix the ingredients in the order they are listed. If You have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

One light was used and it was placed on the right side of the frame making the image contrasty.

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