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Both images below are from two rolls of Tri-X that were developed by an admirable hand-development lab in Chiang Mai. Six months ago they developed films for me with no scratches, clean negatives and spot-on development. This time, however, they severely underdeveloped two rolls, to the extent that the writing "KODAK TRI-X" on the film is so light that it's barely visible. Stand development needs at least 3.5ml of Rodinal per roll in a 1:100 dilution. They developed the two rolls in a tank too small to hold the full 671ml was necessary, so that there was not enough developer in the tank.
The Lightroom histogram of the "scan" (digitalization using the Leitz BEOON copy stand/Focotar 2 lens/M-Monochrom camera) is just a sliver in the center of the x-axis: no way these frames could have been printed in the darkroom. Indeed, moving the Lightroom Black slider even 1 point had major effect of the overall brightness or darkness of the image. These two frames had to be post-processed very carefully; they are not likely to be the look that most people are seeking, but I like them.
M6 | DR-Summicron-50 | Tri-X @ 400 | Stand development in Rodinal
Chiang Mai
M6 | DR-Summicron-50 | Tri-X @ 400 | Stand development in Rodinal
Wiang Pa Pao
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Alone in Bangkok essay on BURN Magazine
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