Hamish Stewart (hamish.stewart@wanadoo.fr)
Tue, 06 Jul 1999 23:31:52 +0100
>Subject: Re: Where can I get the contrast!?
>Sent: 4/7/19 2:43
>Received: 6/7/99 21:16
>From: Jeffrey D. Mathias, jeffrey.d.mathias@worldnet.att.net
>Reply-To: Alt-photo-process, alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process list, alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>
>Adam,
>Are you saying that the total range is two stops? If so, check out some
>of the low contrast, reduced range work of George Tice. Hopefully this
>will demonstrate that one doesn't need full range to make a great print.
>
>However, what I think you meant is that your subjects are "asking" for
>plus development.
>
>> Any ideas for that elusive N+++ or N++++?
>
>I have successfully accomplished up to plus 5 developments (that's
>N+++++ by your terms) using Kodak Tri-X and HC-110.
>
I can vouch for the excellent marriage of HC-110 and Tri-X. I used this
combination for many years and found that this developer, combined with
Tri-X produced negatives that were both sharp and with rich, full
midtones. While my experience with this developer was primarily concerned
with taming the extreme contrast of australian light - and contrasty
situations - this developer and film combination provides a very flexible
solution to the issue of pushing and pulling contrast range.
Highly recommended
Cheers
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