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A darkroom print.

 

Printed on Ilford MGFB warmtone and toned in selenium.

Tried some Fomaspeed Variant 313 with lith developer yesterday evening. The results really excited me: a nice slight sepia tone, lots of heavy grain and strong blacks. The paper has a nice finish too. It's fairly cheap and looks great in regular developer as well. Over all, very happy with it!

 

Fomaspeed Variant 313 with Moersch Easy Lith 1+20

 

Selenium toned in Moersch MT 1 1+20

 

10s @ f22

 

Intrepid 4x5 Mk5 + Schneider-Kreuznach Super Angulon 90mm f8 + Fomapan 100

 

Adox Rodinal (1+25; 4:00) at 20 °C

 

Expiry date: 2023-06

Exposure index: 64

 

Print scanned on a Heidelberg/Linotype-Hell Saphir Ultra II using Vuescan.

Hasselblad 501cm Planar 80mm,

Delta 3200 @ISO1000.

Lithprint 25x25cm on Select VC (PW14)

1st tray: SE5 Lith A,b,d,water 60+60+60+2000ml 8 minutes,

2nd tray: water 1600ml + Pyrocatechol and Lith B each 40ml + NH4Cl 20% 10ml 2:30 minutes.

MT1 Selenium toner 1+10 2:30 minutes.

Manito Park, Spokane

Altix IV

Triptych

Printed 17" wide

Van Dyke Brownprint toned in Selenium

Rolleiflex sl 66,hp5, DDX 1+4

Ilford multigrade fb classic 1k 24x30cm/ 20x20cm

PQ universal

stop bath water

Alkaline Fixer

Selenium toner 1+9 2min.

Sepia toner.

Canon EOS 30

EF 50mm f/1.8

Kodak Tri-X (@200)

Kodak HC-110 B (@800)

 

Print

Fomabrom variant 112

Ilford Multigrade dev.

Adox Selenium toner

January 9. 2021

Rollei 35, Ilford Delta 100 in Rodinal 1:50 9:00

Print 10 x 15 cm on Fomatone 132, selenium toned

Darkroom print on ilford rc new. split contrast, dodge and burn selenium, bleach, agfa brown.

4x5 fp4 in pyro hd

linhof technika 4x5, 150mm lens.

Rolleiflex sl 66, delta 400, D76 1+1

Ilford multigrade fb classic 1k 24x30cm/ 20x20cm

PQ universal

stop bath water

Alkaline Fixer

Selenium toner 1+9 2min

Sepia toner.

 

I would like to prepare a photo exhibition.

If you would like to help me with this project, you can write to me.

The silver print is looking for a new home. ;-)

 

Fomatone 532-II in Lith and Pyrocatechol.

Left MT1 Selenium toner 1+20 3 minutes.

Right MT1 Selenium followed by MT10 Gold (11th print in 450ml) 4 minutes.

 

Kallitype toned in Selenium. Original image made with Intrepid MKII 8x10 with Intrepid MK2 8x10 with Fujinon f/6.7 W 250 and Fomapan 100 (ASA 50) developed in Rodinal 1:50.

Digital negative made with Pictorico Transparency Film printed on Epson R3000. Contact printed on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag under Edwards Engineering 18x20 UV lightbox for four minutes.

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A little Minolta rangefinder that has been in the cupboard awaiting some TLC. It just needed a good clean and some new light seals. Even the old selenium light meter is working and appears accurate much to my surprise. A test roll of film sometime in the near future will back this up hopefully!

An interesting shutter design on these cameras as detailed below.

© Dominic Scott 2025

 

From Wikipedia:

In 1960 Chiyoda (after 1962, Minolta) launched its Uniomat series of rangefinder cameras with coupled match-needle selenium meter. This camera joined the many other early "automatic exposure" cameras with built-in exposure meters that were released to the market in the 1959/1960 period.

 

Minolta's approach to automatic exposure permitted only certain shutter/aperture combinations, an early sort of "programmed" exposure. This fixed combination of shutter speeds and aperture values also permitted a very unusual characteristic of the Citizen shutter: there is no separate aperture diaphragm in this camera. The shutter leaves are used for both the shutter as well as for aperture control. At shutter speeds of 1/100 second and slower, the shutter opens fully as normal and the shutter speed varies according to the exposure value selected (which is automatically set by adjusting the match-needle metering). At these lower shutter speeds the full f/2.8 aperture is always used. At shutter speeds above 1/100 second, the shutter leaves open only partially, with an opening size that varies according to exposure values. In this manner the effective shutter speed and the matching aperture are both controlled by the variable shutter leaf opening. The smaller the opening, the faster the effective shutter speed and the higher the aperture value. This clever design also allows for a very unusual top shutter speed of 1/1000 second, a very high shutter speed for a leaf shutter.

Bessa L 35mm Color Skopar

HP5 ID11

Lith on Foma 132 bit of selenium.

 

Rolleiflex 3,5F

FP4+(100) in Finol

printed onto Kentmere VC Fineprint 18x24

SE4 neutral 1+14

toned in

MT3 thiourea

MT1 selenium 1+9 1min

MT10 gold 2min

Isolette, Plus-x in efd,

print negative onto Arista Litho by reversal development,

Kallitype onto Bergger Cot-320

developer sodium acetate

clearing bath citric acid

ATS fixer

MT14 Selenium Toner 1+100 2 minutes, followed by

MT7 Iron Blue Toner 2+2+4+2+600ml 1 minute

2013 photograph, 2015 print. From roaming around northern Michgan at one of Bill Schwab's annual Photostock events. He has sadly passed away, and I'm remembering how he inspired me to go out with a camera and try to make beautiful things with it, and how grateful I am to have received that gift from him.

 

Pentax KX / SMC 35mm f3.5 / Agfa APX 400 (the original) / Rodinal 1+25 / 9x12" silver gelatin print on 11x14" Ilford MGIV fiber matte / light bleach back followed by Moersch MT3 and Harman Selenium (for a twinkle of highlight glow)

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Hasselblad SWC 903 with Kodak Tri-X 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD.

 

Two trays lith development

Selenium toned

 

Left:

Printed on Brovira 111

 

Right:

Printed on Sterling

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Efke IR820 rated at 6 ASA, Finol 1+1+100

Kallitype on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag, sodium acetate developer.

 

Bleached on the left and redeveloped with SE6 Blue. This produces larger silver crystals, which has the advantage of not having to fear the fading that usually occurs when toning with selenium (made for silver gelatine). The hue is cooler than before.

 

Middle: MT1 Selenium toner 1+30 45 seconds.

 

Right: If a cooler shade is desired, it can be toned again in Iron Blue Toner (5+5+10+5+400ml one minute). Because of the combination with selenium, the resulting colour is initially on the greenish side. A post-treatment with lead acetate (2.5% solution 20 seconds) shifts the colour to a cooler blue.

Darkroom print on ilford rc, dodge and burn, selenium.

Nikon M-35 S half frame, Polaroid MP-3 copy stand 100mm lens f32

hp5 in pyrohd

 

Photograph 2013, printed 2013.

 

Hasselblad 500CM / 80mm Planar / Ilford Delta 400 / Rodinal 1+25 / 8x8" silver gelatin print on 11x14" Ilford MGIV fiber matte / replenished Ethol LPD / Moersch MT3 / Harman Selenium

Selenium toned Kallitype on HPR.

The print negative was made from a scanned Lumen Print.

 

In order to be able to use the normal selenium toner without the disadvantage of fading, the Kallitype (developed in sodium acetate) was first bleached and re-developed with SE6 Blue.

After that MT1 Selenium toner 1+25 30 seconds.

  

Photgraph 2013, printed 2016.

 

Previously uploaded as neg scan.

 

Leica M2 / 35mm Voigtländer Nokton / Ilford FP4+ / replenished Kodak Xtol / 6x8" print on 8x10" Ilford MGIV fiber matte / replenished Ethol LPD / Moersch MT3 / Harman Selenium

Holga 120N, Delta 400 @ISO 640 in Finol.

Select VC in SE2 Warm.

Left Selenium toned (MT1 1+10 1 minute.

Right MT4 Siena (polysulfide) toner 1+20 1 minute and Sodium sulfite (10%) stop bath 2 minutes.

Fomatone 132

Lith&Catechol

MT1 Selenium toner 1+20 45 seconds

 

Schleiervermeidung bei Zweibad-Lith

Die beiden speziellen Entwicklerkonzentrate (Siena und Catechol) für farbigere Bildtöne nach Lith sind angesäuert um sie für Jahre haltbar zu machen. Sie benötigen also wie der Lithentwickler ein Alkali, um sie zu aktivieren, wobei dann noch keine sonderlich farbige Entwicklung stattfindet. Erst der Zusatz von Ammoniumchlorid verursacht eine höhere Farbigkeit als die, die schon im Lithentwickler entsteht. Bei der Mischung der drei Komponenten sollte ein pH-Wert zwischen 9.5 und 10 erreicht werden. Bei einer gegebenen Menge von Entwicklerkonzentrat (z.B. Pyrocatechol 20ml auf 800-1000ml Wasser) werden etwa 10-15ml Lith B zur Aktivierung benötigt. Wird auch Ammoniumchlorid zugesetzt, sollte die Menge zunächst nur bei etwa 10ml (oder weniger) liegen wobei der Bedarf an Alkali dann auf 20-30ml steigt. Das Mischungsverhältnis und die Verdünnung mit Wasser ist für jedes Papier leicht durch eigene Versuche zu ermitteln. Bei einem ersten Versuch sollte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen eventuell vorhandenen Schleier beim unbelichteten Bildrand gerichtet werden. Ein leichter Schleier mag tolerabel sein, oder wird nicht unbedingt sofort erkannt. Ist jedoch eine Selen-, Gold- oder Schwefeltonung vorgesehen, kann es zu einer bösen Überraschung kommen, denn diese Toner verstärken gnadenlos jeden noch so schwachen Schleier. Bei einer zu hohen Menge von Ammoniumchlorid und Alkali nimmt der weiße Bildrand eine schwach gelbliche Farbe an. Sollte dies der Fall sein, ist ein Zusatz von Antischleiermittel erforderlich. Von Lith D (1+4 verdünnt) werden dann 0,5 ml bis 3 ml pro Liter Entwickler benötigt um den Schleier zu unterdrücken.

 

Preventing fogging with two-bath lith process

The two special developer concentrates (Siena and Catechol) for more colourful image tones after lith development are acidified to make them last for years. Like the lith developer, they require an alkali to activate them, although no particularly colourful development takes place at this stage. Only the addition of ammonium chloride causes a higher colour intensity than that already produced in the lith developer. When mixing the three components, a pH value between 9.5 and 10 should be achieved. For a given amount of developer concentrate (e.g. 20 ml of pyrocatechol in 800-1000 ml of water), approximately 10-15 ml of Lith B is required for activation. If ammonium chloride is also added, the amount should initially be only about 10 ml (or less), in which case the alkali requirement increases to 20-30 ml. The mixing ratio and dilution with water can be easily determined for each paper by conducting your own tests. During the first test, particular attention should be paid to any fogging that may be present at the unexposed edge of the image. A slight fogging may be tolerable or may not be immediately noticeable. However, if selenium, gold or sulphur toning is planned, this can lead to an unpleasant surprise, as these toners mercilessly intensify even the slightest fogging. If the amount of ammonium chloride and alkali is too high, the white image edge takes on a faint yellowish colour. If this is the case, an anti-fogging agent must be added. Lith D (diluted 1+4) is then required in quantities of 0.5 ml to 3 ml per litre of developer to eliminate the fogging.

  

Tri-X D76

Print on Art 300 multigrade developer. Selenium tone.brief.

Sepia and selenium toned print on Ilford Warmtone RcVc.

PAPIER BARYTE SLAVICH VIRAGE SELENIUM

Leica R7 100mm

FP4 Tanol

printed on Agfa MCP

SE61+10 + finisher blue

MT1 selenium 1+19 2min

bleached and redeveloped in

SE6 1:50 and thiourea

500 CM Planar 80mm

FP4+ (100) Finol

 

scan from print onto Variotone Premium 20x25

SE4 neutral 1+14

bleached 1min (dil. 1+99)

redev. in MT3a

toned in selenium MT1 1+10 1min

 

Rolleiflex Sl 66, Delta 400, DDX

 

Ilford multigrade fb classic 1k 24x30cm/ 20x20cm

PQ universal

stop bath water

Alkaline Fixer

Selenium toner 1+19 2min.

 

I would like to prepare a photo exhibition.

If you would like to help me with this project, you can write to me.

The silver print is looking for a new home. ;-)

  

Linacre Reservoir.

A selenium toned effect version.

Became surprised how this paper behaved in selenium toner.

A beautiful sepia tone after one minute.

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Leica M6 & Summicron 50+Y.

Ilford HP5 developed in HC110h.

Print on old Ilfobrom in Moersch SE6 Blue. Hard to get blackness in the roof with this paper so I put it in a tray with Selenium to get som punch, but I got some very lovely varm tone.

The Bullring shopping centre, Digbeth, Birmingham.

A selenium toned monochrome image.

 

Selenium toned van Dyke print

Mysterious Camera

Shot with The Felicia, Selenium toned.

Rolleiflex sl 66, Hp5, D76 1+1

Ilford multigrade fb classic 1k 24x30cm/ 20x20cm

PQ universal

stop bath water

Alkaline Fixer

Selenium toner 1+9 2min

Sepia toner.

 

I would like to prepare a photo exhibition.

If you would like to help me with this project, you can write to me.

The silver print is looking for a new home. ;-)

 

Digital file Lith printed via interneg.

Fomatone 131 in Moersch SE5 1+20

Light Selenium Tone

Taken in 2008. Bronica with 80mm, HP5+ film, Ilford MGWT paper, Moersch 4812 paper developer, Moersch Selenium, Moersch Sienna

Rolleiflex 3.5F

FP4+ (100) Finol

scan from print onto Adox MCC110 18x24

SE4 neutral 1+14

bleached 60s (dil. 1+99) , redev. in thiourea (50A + 60B + 900)

MT1 selenium 1+10 40s

Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, Rhode Island

 

The plan was to catch a sunset at Beavertail State Park after work. There wasn't an interesting cloud in the sky, but I stuck around to look for a composition for next time, and noticed some nice highlights reflecting off the rocks, some bits of snow left over from an early April storm, and the west side of Beavertail Light. With an eye towards B&W I threw on the gold-n-blue polarizer for contrast and pop, a grad ND to knock down the sky, and a standard ND to calm the waters. (The color version with the gold-n-blue filter was ghastly.) This was my first deep dive into Silver Efex Pro. That's some powerful stuff. "Selenium" refers to the tone used in SEP.

 

I'm pretty happy with the Nik Collection. It's relatively straightforward, and I find a little fiddling goes a long way. It's also now free; I was shocked and pleasantly surprised when I noticed an unsolicited refund on my credit card last week!

 

Filters: gold-n-blue polarizer, 2-stop soft-edge GND, 6-stop ND

Rolleiflex sl 66,delta 400, D76 1+1

   

Ilford multigrade fb classic 5k

   

Ilford Multigrade develop

   

24x30cm/ 20x20

   

stop bath water

   

Alkaline Fixer

 

Split toning selenium sepia

Rolleicord with Neopan

Printed on Adox Variotone, 2015

Developer SE warm

Toning selenium

 

Digital Holga

Lodima Silver Chloride Paper

Amidol developer

Selenium toned

Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper

Mysterious Camera

Selenium toned vanDyke brownprint

Savannah, Ga

Selenium toned Van Dyke

Holgarama

Flower.

 

Another flower from the accidental photo shoot in the garden centre on the phone. It’s a bright yellow flower. Honest :)

 

The crop is everything in the composition I think. But, knowing me, you will guess that I took it originally slap-bang in the middle of the frame. How the two halves of my brain struggled with placing the flower off centre in the processing... cold sweat and shaking ensued.

 

So this was about one-quarter of the frame of the phone’s jpeg (not very good quality but good enough for a grainy treatment like this). Better to have used a raw image from the phone but I didn’t know about that then….

 

For the Thursday Monochrome group.

 

Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image :) Happy Monochrome Thursday!

 

[Handheld in daylight on a breezy day.

From the Jpeg in Affinity first used curves to increase the colour contrast, and get the luminance range across the image.

Inpainted to get rid of the spots and blemishes on the flower petals that are inevitable with outdoor plants.

Converted with Nik Silver Efex trying to get an even balance of tones with not too dark a flower centre and a little texture on the petals. Darkened borders to give a box vignette and draw us into the image. My favourite Selenium toning and we were done.]

TMY2 in Tanol Speed

2 tray lith onto Brovira BW111

A selenium-toned image.

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