m_goetz
Between The Trees II
I'm unsure whether this print does the original negative justice, I'm unsure whether it's a good positive translation of the beautiful yet slightly overdeveloped negative it was copied from.
I tried something new here, a new dilution of the lith developer. I wanted to enhance color for this print so I decided to mix significantly more Part A than Part B concentrate into the developer. This also increased contrast even further which might not have been the smartest choice for a negative that was already processed incorrectly to begin with – and was captured on document copying film, too! At my rather weak chosen dilution ratio and room temperature, the developer acted slow: this print took roundabout 25 mins (!) in the lith developer. Test prints made beforehand took equally long until a plausible snatch point was reached.
I might try another print of this negative using a more balanced lith developer, following up with a second color-enhancing developer (Lith Omega? Pyrocatechol?) right after.
Apart from that, it is to be noted that the paper used for this print never really seems to reach satisfying DMax in lith developer, no matter what I try. I've experimented with this paper a few times before and the shadows never became as dense as I would've wished. Toning in selenium might be worth considering.
Earlier, I mentioned "document copying film". The film stock in question is Agfa Ortho 25, expired in 1990. I have owned two rolls of it from the same batch, this was the second one. This orthochromatic film stock was never meant for pictorial work and its sensitometric charts make that very clear but who would I be if I wasn't willing to experiment and try nevertheless? ;)
Development times and EI were guessed, not tested and I clearly overdid the development part a bit.
Pentacon Six TL + Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC Flektogon 50mm 1:4 + Agfa Ortho 25 @ 12 (expired '90) in Rodinal 1+50
Lith print on Argenta Brom BW 122 with Moersch Easy Lith 15A+5B+480H2O
Print scanned on a Heidelberg/Linotype-Hell Saphir Ultra II using Vuescan.
Between The Trees II
I'm unsure whether this print does the original negative justice, I'm unsure whether it's a good positive translation of the beautiful yet slightly overdeveloped negative it was copied from.
I tried something new here, a new dilution of the lith developer. I wanted to enhance color for this print so I decided to mix significantly more Part A than Part B concentrate into the developer. This also increased contrast even further which might not have been the smartest choice for a negative that was already processed incorrectly to begin with – and was captured on document copying film, too! At my rather weak chosen dilution ratio and room temperature, the developer acted slow: this print took roundabout 25 mins (!) in the lith developer. Test prints made beforehand took equally long until a plausible snatch point was reached.
I might try another print of this negative using a more balanced lith developer, following up with a second color-enhancing developer (Lith Omega? Pyrocatechol?) right after.
Apart from that, it is to be noted that the paper used for this print never really seems to reach satisfying DMax in lith developer, no matter what I try. I've experimented with this paper a few times before and the shadows never became as dense as I would've wished. Toning in selenium might be worth considering.
Earlier, I mentioned "document copying film". The film stock in question is Agfa Ortho 25, expired in 1990. I have owned two rolls of it from the same batch, this was the second one. This orthochromatic film stock was never meant for pictorial work and its sensitometric charts make that very clear but who would I be if I wasn't willing to experiment and try nevertheless? ;)
Development times and EI were guessed, not tested and I clearly overdid the development part a bit.
Pentacon Six TL + Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC Flektogon 50mm 1:4 + Agfa Ortho 25 @ 12 (expired '90) in Rodinal 1+50
Lith print on Argenta Brom BW 122 with Moersch Easy Lith 15A+5B+480H2O
Print scanned on a Heidelberg/Linotype-Hell Saphir Ultra II using Vuescan.