SE5 Lith 6minutes, followed by Lith G 3 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Old Kentmere papers are good for grainy lith results.

Kentmere Fineprint VC Warmtone,

two tray lith: SE5 6 minutes followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 60+60+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Adox Nuance aka Fotokemika EMAKS

SE5 Lith 7 minutes, followed by Lith G 2,5 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Wephota Baryt Brillant N111

SE5 Lith 9 minutes, followed by Lith G 3 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Of course, the special Easy Lith Fomatone adjustment can also be used for all other lith-capable papers. However, the higher content of slowing potassium bromide leads to considerably longer exposure times for papers that require little or no restrainer.

One such paper is the Record Rapid. However, the longer exposure time does not result in a significantly more intense colour, as is the case with many other papers.

I helped a little here by taking a second bath with 10ml each of NH4Cl and Lith B in 1 litre of water.

2ml, 5ml, 10ml, 20ml

Guilleminot G3

SE5 Lith 7 minutes, followed by Lith G 3 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Holga 120N, Efke IR820 in efd,

Lobotype on HPR, developed in water and fixed as usual, bleached (Ferricyanide/Bromide) and redeveloped with Glycine (Siena 10ml + Ammonium chloride 15ml + Potassium carbonate 15ml + water 800ml).

Holga 120N, SFX 200 (filter 715), eco film developer,

Easy Lith FT Special 1+20 8 minutes,

Catechol new 20ml + Lith B 20ml + NH4Cl 10ml + water 950ml 3:30 minutes.

Fotokemika Varycon

SE5 Lith 7 minutes, followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Delta 400 @640 in Finol

Select Shedlight (Forte),

SE5 Lith A,B,D,water 50+60+40+1600ml 5:30 mins, warm water bath 1 min, Catechol new 25ml + Lith B 25ml + NH4Cl 20% 10ml + water 1800ml 3:45 mins.

FP4 N+1 Tanol

Foma Retrobrom

1st developer SE5 Lith a+b+d+water 50+50+25+900ml 9 minutes

2nd developer Catechol to hide the lith: 30ml Catechol + 10ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 10ml Lith D 1 minute.

This paper reacts strongly to ammonium salts, which we use to add in order to warm the colour of a 2nd developer. That´s why it is essential to add an anti-fog agent as bromide or Lith D in a conciderable amount. Without Am-Chloride any 2nd developer would strongly reduce or kill the warm lith colour, especially with this paper.

Fomabrom 123

SE5 Lith 9 minutes, followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Ilford papers are not really suitable for lith processes. However an attempt with a strong lith developer and short time.

SE5 Lith 2 minutes, followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 75+75+10+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Select Shedlight (Forte),

two tray lith

1st SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml 6 mins

2nd 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 4 mins

As mentioned a few times before, you don't necessarily need the expensive precious metal toners to transform the

reddish tone of Kallitypes into less colourful shades. The MT3 Vario toner with a low alkali content works well for this purpose.

Hahnemühle Platinum Rag, Sodium citrae developer, ATS fixer,

MT3 Vario: bleach 1+75 30 secs, toner setting 50ml Thiourea + 10ml alkali + 900ml water.

Fotospeed Lith Paper

SE5 Lith 4 minutes, followed by Lith G 3 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

FP4 35mm in Tanol,

Record Rapid N112, two tray lith

1st SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 70+70+40+900ml 9 mins

2nd 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 5 mins

In the depths of the archives I found the portrait of a young lady. Taken in 1968 on Tri-x, developed in Fabofin.

Enlarged yesterday, on a paper from the same decade, Agfa Brovira N1.

Developer SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 25+25+20+950ml 8 minutes, followed by Catechol 20ml + Lith B 20ml + NH4Cl 10ml +water 800ml 3 minutes.

Polychrome prints react to selenium toner with an enormous increase in density and contrast and a clear increase in grain.

Fomatone 131

Easy Lith FT Special 1+10 6 minutes followed by Siena 10ml + Carbonate 10ml + NH4Cl 15ml + water 800ml 2 minutes.

On the right MT1 Selenium toner 1+10 50 seconds.

Hasselblad Planar 80mm, yellow filter, Kodak PXP @ 200ASA in efd,

Forte PW14

SE5 Lith A, B, D, water 20+20+20+900ml 7 minutes,

short rinse (10 secs) followed by Catechol new 20ml + Lith B 20ml + NH4Cl 10ml + water 900ml 5 minutes.

Erlkönig, Lith paper made by Fotokemika.

Lith 7:45 mins followed by Lith G 3 mins.

Left untoned, right MT1 Selenium toner 1+10 2 mins.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 40+40+50+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Select Ivory (PW17)

SE5 Lith 4 minutes, followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+50+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Nebula Garden is a series of 20 panels constructed of fused glass laminated to 10ml tempered glass. The panels are inserted into a stainless steel frame, which is attached to the concrete footing. The striking glass painting is eight and a half feet high by sixty feet long.

A sense of motion[...] is created by the combination of layers of glass and the angle of refractions and luminous translucency absorbed by each colour mass. [...].

NEBULA

“A DIFFUSED MASS OF INTERSTELLAR DUST OR GAS OR BOTH, VISIBLE AS LUMINOUS PATCHES OR AREAS OF DARKNESS DEPENDING ON THE WAY THE MASS ABSORBS OR REFLECTS INCIDENT RADIATION.”

Blogged on July 24th, 2012 in General, North Vancouver

Lith paper made by Fotokemika ten years ago,

SE5 Lith 6,5 minutes, followed by Lith G 4 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Das Kentmere Fineprint WT benötigt keine, oder nur eine geringe Menge Entwicklungsverzögerer. Links SE5 30+30+1000ml 6 Minuten. Das Ergebnis ist ein wenig zu weich. Für einen höheren Kontrast kann man entweder kürzer belichten, dann ergibt sich eine längere Entwicklungszeit, oder bei gleicher Belichtungszeit den Entwickler höher verdünnen. Ist ein höherer Kontrast und gleichzeitig mehr Farbigkeit erwünscht, ist ein Zusatz von Lith D die bessere Wahl. Der Entwickler wird dann erheblich langsamer, was die Möglichkeit eröffnet, für eine höhere Farbsättigung länger belichten zu können.

Rechts wurde dem Entwickler 10ml D (1+4 verdünnt) zugesetzt und die Belichtungszeit um 30% verlängert. Die Entwicklungszeit lag jetzt bei 9 Minuten.

The Kentmere Fineprint WT requires no, or only a small amount of development restrainer. Left SE5 30+30+1000ml 6 minutes. The result is a little too soft. For a higher contrast, you can either expose shorter, which results in a longer development time, or dilute the developer higher for the same exposure time. If a higher contrast and at the same time more colourfulness is desired, an addition of Lith D is the better choice. The developer then becomes considerably slower, which opens up the possibility of longer exposures for higher colour saturation.

On the right, 10ml of D (diluted 1+4) was added to the developer and the exposure time was extended by 30%. The development time increased to 9 minutes.

Foma Retrobrom

1st SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml 9 mins

2nd 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 3 mins

Isolette, Delta 400 @640 in Finol,

Fomatone 131

Easy FT 60+60+1800 5 mins, stop bath 15 secs and short rinse,

Catechol new 20ml + Lith B 20ml +NH4Cl 10ml + water 2000ml 2 mins.

Brovira 117 Siltex

SE5 Lith 4,5 minutes, followed by Lith G 2,5 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 15ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

I usually use Lith G as a second bath to increase the colour intensity of highlights and mid-tones. However, the opposite is also possible with a different adjustment. Fomatone as the only lithable paper from current production is already too colourful for some purposes. With a little more lith G (glycine) and less ammonia chloride, the yellowish or reddish tone is shifted to a slightly more neutral brown tone.

Fomatone 131

First developer SE5 Lith A+B+D+Water 50ml+50ml+30ml+1 litre 6 minutes

Second developer Lith G 20ml +10ml ammonium chloride + 10ml Lith B + 1 litre water 1 minute

Agfa Brovira

SE5 Lith 8 minutes, followed by Lith G 3 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Original Japanese New Seugull (blue box)

SE5 Lith 6 minutes, followed by Lith G 3:15 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+30+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Fomatone 532

SE5 Lith 7 minutes, followed by Lith G 5 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

A developer tuning for subtle light tones. Pretty without toning, I think. However for completion a Selenium toning 1+10 two minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 60+60+10+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 10ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Hasselblad Planar 80mm, yellow filter, Kodak PXP @ 200ASA in efd,

Select Shedlight G3 (Fortezo)

two tray for full range

SE5 Lith A, B, D, water 20+20+20+900ml 7 minutes,

short rinse (10 secs) followed by Catechol new 20ml + Lith B 20ml + NH4Cl 10ml + water 900ml 4 minutes.

1. SE5 Lith A,B,D,water 50+50+40+1000ml 5:30 minutes

2. Lith G 10ml +1000ml water + NH4Cl 20% 10ml 3:30 minutes

My first time I fished South Weald for carp I was lucky enough to have this lump. I think I did 16 odd days on South Weald. I only managed to catch three carp. I don't know what it is like to fish now, but it wasn't an easy water back in the day. It could be quite difficult at times.

One of my serious articles I wrote in Big Carp magazine years ago. I mentioned my brief fishing on South Weald. Though there was a misprint stating I was using 10ml intense sweetener, and not 1ml. I would of thought myself most serious carp anglers would of realised it was a misprint, but some never, and they were loading their baits up at South Weald with high levels of sweetener.....Lol....Sorry! That would just be far too sweet in a boilie mix.

We didn't realise how lucky we was years ago, fishing as become far too expensive for kids to go now. Even many adults I know struggle to go with the price of living now.

HP5 35mm in Pyro48,

Fomatone 131. two tray lith with the same settings, the right one is exposed longer and developed shorter in the 1st tray.

1st SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+50+900ml 6 mins (left), 4 mins (right)

2nd 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 15ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 3 mins

Hasselblad 503CM with Planar 80mm, Plus-x @400ASA in efd,.

So sollte ein Lithprint aussehen, wenn eine Goldtonung vorgesehen ist.

Fomatone 132 batch 077348-01

Easy Lith FT Special 1+10 5:30 mins,

followed by Catechol new 30ml + Lith B 30ml + NH4Cl 10ml 5 mins.

Im nassen Zustand sollte der Print etwas zu hell erscheinen, Nach der Trocknung wird der Print erheblich dunkler und farbiger. Mit der Goldtonung legen die Dichten nochmals zu.

When wet, the print should appear a little too light. After drying, the print becomes considerably darker and more colourful. With gold toning, the densities increase again.

MT10 Gold toner 3 minutes.

With a high amount of Lith D in the developer and a second developer with ammonium chloride the highlights turn red and the shadows take on a greenish tone with Fomatone papers. After a short selenium toning, the image tone becomes uniformly red.

Fomatone 131

SE5 Lith 4,5 mins followed by Lith G 4,5 mins

MT1 Selenium toner 1+20 3 mins.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 40+40+50+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

Untoned www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgang_moersch/50541399507/in/dat...

Early morning on Lake Lucerne

bei Weggis LU, Schweiz

Hasselblad 503 CW, Sonnar 5,6/250 mm

Kodak TMY 400 entwickelt in Tanol

Lithprint auf Fomatone 332 RC matt

1) Easy 1+10, +1,5 f-stop, 4:20 min

2) 800ml Wasser + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium Chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 1:30 min

Carbontonung MT2, 1+10, 1 min

1. SE5 Lith A,B,D,Wasser 50+50+40+1000ml 4 Minuten

2. Lith G 10ml +1000ml Wasser + NH4Cl 20% 10ml + 8ml Lith B 2 Minuten

Bei der Mischung identischer Mengen von Lith G und NH4Cl sinkt der pH-Wert stark ab, der Entwickler wird langsamer, die Deckkraft wird geringer. Wird ein Alkali zugefügt, steigt der pH-Wert und damit auch das Entwicklungsvermögen. Die Farbe geht ins rötliche. Zeigt sich jetzt ein Schleier am weißen Bildrand, war die Alkalimenge zu hoch. Als Antischleiermittel kann dann Lith D (2-8ml) zugesetzt werden. Alternativ kann der pH-Wert auch wieder leicht abgesenkt werden durch Zugabe von etwa 2-5ml Zitronensäure (Stoppbadkonzentrat).

HP5 in Finol,

Polychrome print onto Select VC (PW).

SE5 Lith 40+40+30+1100 5:30 minutes,

2nd tray Siena (Glycin) 20ml + NH4Cl 20% 10ml + Potassium carbonate 10ml + water 600ml 1:30 minutes.

Argenta Studio 111

SE5 Lith 7 minutes, followed by Lith G 1,5 minutes.

Developer settings:

SE5 Lith A+B+D+water 50+50+40+900ml

Lith G: 800ml water + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B

HP5 in Finol.

Fotokemika Special Lith Paper

SE5 Lith 30+30+30+1000 ml 6 mins,

followed by Pyrocatechol mix (Catechol 10ml + Lith B 10ml + NH4Cl 3 ml + Lith D 2ml + water 500ml) 1 min.

Please note: all papers based on EMAKS emulsion, such as Adox Nuance, Maco RF and Imago Bromoil, react with clearly visible fogging (white borders) to ammonium salts in the developer. Even with small amounts of ammonium chloride (as here) or with the second bath Lith Omega, an anti-fogging agent (e.g. Lith D) is required.

Early morning on Lake Lucerne

bei Weggis LU, Schweiz

Hasselblad 503 CW, Sonnar 5,6/250 mm

Kodak TMY 400 entwickelt in Tanol

Lithprint auf Fomatone 532

1) Easy 1+10, +1 f-stop, 5 min

2) 800ml Wasser + 10 Lith G + 20ml Ammonium Chloride 20% + 2ml Lith D + 10ml Lith B 2 min

Carbontonung MT2, 1+10, 1 min

HP5 in Finol

Select VC (PW)

SE5 Lith 40+40+30+1200 6 mins, followed by

Lith B 10ml + NH4Cl 5ml + water 500ml (= Omega light) 1 min.

Hasselblad 501cm Planar 80mm,

Delta 3200 @ISO1000

Fomatone 132 (very old batch),

SE5 Lith A,B,D,water 60+60+35+1800ml 4 mins, followed by stop bath and rinse,

2nd developer: water 1600ml + Pyrocatechol 40ml + Lith B 40ml + NH4Cl 20% 10ml 1:20 mins.

MT1 Selenium toner 1+20 one and a half minutes.

Earlier this week, we went out a couple of times to our friends' farm, not far from town.

Like someone's flicked the dimmer switch, watching sundown from the top of this hill.

As the very last of the light and colour of another glorious Spring day slips finally behind the mountain range, you can see from our dry winter, that the trees in the foreground have not yet had enough water to come back into leaf.

We did have patchy downfalls the last few days, today 10ml fell in town, 18ml to the south of it by 2kms, while up here to the east of it received only 1ml.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone x

Was no ed's. But now it is.

Thanks, Eileen, for spotting a photobomber in the dark foreground !