bjhurley wrote:
Pretty much, although I wouldn't say "fine grain," just "finer" than what you usually get with Rodinal.
Lower room temperature is a question mark. When I was researching all this I found statements (backed by experience) saying that Rodinal at 18°C (the original recipe) resulted in smaller grain than Rodinal at 20°C, but I found other statements (also backed by experience) saying it made no difference. I've done it both ways and I'd be hard pressed to see a difference myself. In summer I do it at 20°C and in winter I do it at 18°C; I use a big beer cooler with a water bath to keep everything at a fairly constant temperature during stand. And I don't use full stand development, which can result in bromide drag; I use semi-stand with three gentle agitations at the 30 minute mark.
The sharp edges are definitely there, and you get a lot of tonality with this approach, even with films that are very high contrast. The most amazing result I saw was from photographer John Scarbro using Film Washi S (no longer available), which always came out just black and white for me with no shades of gray at all; when he developed it in Rodinal semi-stand it looked almost like a normal film....Show more →
Thanks Brad. I intend to use it on the 640 iso Rollei P&R 100th anniversary film. Probably will run a comparison with HC-110, and Xtol, but I don't want to get caught up in testing - I want to shoot and create images - so, we'll see.
The ruins of the carriage house/horse stables of the the Windswept Mansion (Narragansett, RI) built in 1895, lost to arsonists fires in the 1950's. The large shoreline property was tied up in legal battles between developers and the State of Rhode Island; the better angels won, and it is now open space for fishing, hiking, and a pristine sandy ocean front beach, loved by families...🙂. Shot with Zone VI 4x5, with Fujinon WS 125mm f5.6 on Arista 100.
@lifeandmylens Fantastic! Love the symmetry. I hope you don't mind my suggestion: see if by lowering the green curve just a bit will make it even better?
old-gregg wrote:
@lifeandmylens@ Fantastic! Love the symmetry. I hope you don't mind my suggestion: see if by lowering the green curve just a bit will make it even better?
Check it out next time you're in San Francisco.
