Benches

Hey Daniel, this one is great. This series is very good. I forgot to ask, what print developer are you using prior to toning??? Keep these great photo's coming....I think I need to get to scotland.

Regards,
John

This is a wonderful image. The bench in the background, an echo of the one in front. The variety of textures adds much to the overall photo, including a 3 dimensional quality that is quite pleasing. I am not experienced enough to understand the process by which you created this, but I do know the result is successful!

very, very nice. Love the textures and the benches. The arch makes it for me.

Hi John, Barbara Ann and Gay, thanks for your kind comments. John, you'd have a blast in Scotland- lots of material and weather for dramatic images. For the latest series of prints, I used ID-78, which is a phenidone/hyroquinone (PQ) based developer, but added a bit more potassium bromide to make the tones warmer. The printing sequence involved a medium contrast (Ilford MG2.0) base exposure followed by selective burning-in of the stones with a hard contrast filter (Ilford MG5.0) to bring out the textures.

All the best,
Daniel

Another really nice one Dan, I do think I like it better with maybe 20% off the top or all of the sky cropped out bringing more attention to the benches and walls. Cropped into a full frame 35mm size rectangle, maybe.. great job either way!

Hi Victor, thanks for your comments. I have toyed with the cropping you suggested, and I think it works both ways. For me, the inclusion of the sky, although entirely blank, provides a contrast to the stout construction of the walls and arch, which belies their permanence.

All the best,
Daniel

I think Victor makes a valid suggestion Dan....however, you are the artist in charge of making the choices! Nice image.

Ed