[alt-photo] Re: Are we still a list?

as azuresummer at gmail.com
Thu Jul 21 17:19:07 GMT 2011


Hot water wash, 10 minutes at 115-130F will do it.

This is what it looked like the last time I washed in hot water.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9093035@N06/4417370955/sizes/o/in/set-72157622741651820/

magnified:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9093035@N06/4417389541/in/set-72157622741651820/

efke kb100, id11

On 7/21/2011 12:43, francis schanberger wrote:
> If one did want to exaggerate silver clumping or reticulation, how would one
> go about it? Nominal temperature developer to hot stop bath (acidic) or a
> hot water stop set up?
>
> I came across a beautifully reticulated 35mm negative (on HP5 +) a student
> had left in the darkroom at school and I want to re-create the effect.
>
> -francis
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:34 PM, BOB KISS<bobkiss at caribsurf.com>  wrote:
>
>> No sympathy from me.  My tap water is 80 f year round.  That is what ice
>> and
>> fridges are for, to lower the temp of processing chems.  I lower everything
>> to between 68 and 75 f depending on the process and start with a tray or
>> tank of wash water at same temp.  Then I slooooooooooooooooooooooowly raise
>> the temp of the water in the tray/tank to 80 f.  As Richard Knoppow will
>> testify, modern films won't reticulate or have silver grain clumping if the
>> temp is changed slowly enough.  I raise the temp 2 degrees f every minute
>> so
>> in about 5 mins and 5 changes of water I have gone from 70 f to 80 f.  Then
>> I let my filtered tap water do its thing for the rest of the wash cycle.
>>                 CHEERS!
>>                         BOB
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
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>> Of
>> as
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>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Are we still a list?
>>
>> It's too damn hot to develop film!  My tap water is coming out at 85!
>> I'm developing rolls of film in 45 seconds!
>>
>> :)
>>
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> On 7/21/2011 12:16, francis schanberger wrote:
>>> It's been quiet. We should start up a topic of what we've been working
>> on.
>>> BTW, I am in Boston away from my 4800 printer and making do with Emmanuel
>>> College's Epson 3800 to print inkjet negatives. Seems a lot like a high
>>> maintenance pet. Some days are better than others.
>>>
>>> Today, I am going to pull down two Anthotypes (photogram based) that have
>>> been in the window for about 3-4 weeks (one three weeks and the other
>> four
>>> weeks). I'll post the mediocre results on my
>>> blog<http://francisschanberger.wordpress.com>,
>>> francisschanberger.wordpress.com. Mediocre because I suspect the paper
>>> caused some issues.
>>>
>>> I've got a better rose petal one cooking (better paper) and will be
>> making
>> a
>>> yellow Anthotype beginning today.
>>>
>>> -francis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Robert K Newcomb<newcombr at uga.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>> I didn't know if I missed some announcement or the list is just that
>> quiet.
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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