Judy Seigel wrote:
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> One other point however... as I described at length in P-F #6, the LENGTH
> OF DEVELOPMENT IS ANOTHER CONTRAST CONTROL. !!!! Only, it can work either
> way. Long development can give more steps by rolling back the blocked up
> shadows, or it can give fewer steps by washing away the top values. If
> you've exposed hard enough, so the top steps don't wash off (a delicate
> balance easier with higher dichromate) then odds are good for more total
> steps, as I recall about 2 or 3 more in 18 hours.
>
This reminds me that I meant, and forgot, to mention with the final test
prints I showed that although I stopped at 5x the exposure for
saturated dichromate, a longer exposure with a longer development might
possibly yield more than the 4 steps that I got.
kt
Received on Mon Dec 1 02:34:12 2003
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