Balance

Hello

I find the composition good , no excellent , the big lines and curves make the eye trael trhought the square.

the image look like an echoes of curves and lines , curves in the water where start the line and line in the boat where there is the master curves.

Dn't know if I am understandable but , I appreciate this images
good work.

Herr Krebs, look at the upper left hand corner and think about it. Then think about it some more. Then do what you want.

Do you find yourself conflicted when going out to photograph as to whether today is Rollei day or is it Mamiya day?

Well Thomas, I will tell you what can easily be done to cure that. The very best proportional reducer one could wish for is RA 4 bleach. Yeah, yeah...I know it is for color. If one uses farmer's reducer it is erratic as hell and can easily destroy a negative. RA 4 bleach works with wonderful consistency. For any particular b&W film is has a very stable rate of reduction. So shoot a couple of extra frames on FP4 and test the bleach for reaction time with FP4. With some b&w films the reaction can take a long time. The reduction is done with the lights on. Once you have an idea of how fast it works with FP4 you can treat this negative. This was covered several year ago by a very noted photographer Hans Frederich. Of course, you may not wish to trust a kraut. This is an excellent tool for your darkroom technique. If you find yourself wishing to really deeply investigate this technique and the additives that can be put into the RA4 bleach to quicken the reaction I will make photo copies for you and send them to you via the post. Guten Tag
Claire

I'd crop the top it down to where the stern of the boat hits the edge of the picture on the right side. The boat is the center of interest not the water. The water is distracting.