Brandywine Falls

4x5 silver gelatin contact print

The print is all about the high gray values while still retaining some blacks with nice local contrast... in other words, it was difficult for me to scan.

I exposed this negative at John Power's gathering over the weekend. I was taken with a digital image my girlfriend made of the same area on a trip over late last summer and had it in my head. The conditions were right so I tried my own interpretation.
Location
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH - USA
Equipment Used
Toyo 45AII, Fujinon 300mm C
Exposure
1/2 @ f45
Film & Developer
TMY2, Thornton's Two Bath
Paper & Developer
AGFA MCC 111, PF130 1:1, selenium toned
Excellent print! Do you plan to print it a bit larger? I'm just curious, not that it is necessary for the image, it looks great even in this small size.
 
Thanks, fellows!
andreios said:
Excellent print! Do you plan to print it a bit larger? I'm just curious, not that it is necessary for the image, it looks great even in this small size.
No, I only make contact prints from my 4x5 negatives. I love the intimacy, the jewel like quality and and how it draws you in.
Michael R 1974 said:
Nicely printed, Shawn. By the way, just noticed you used Thornton 2-bath for this neg. What prompted you to do that vs your usual Adonal/Rodinal?
Long story. Basically I was looking for something to use on my Rolleiflex TLR negatives that would give me decent, printable, results with mild N+, N-, and N negatives all on the same roll. I had all the ingredients so I tried it... and liked the results so much that I thought I'd try it with my sheet film, too... I'm down to my last unopened bottle of Rodinal so we will see where this takes me. I've been doing a TON of reading on D23 and all its variations. I really like the idea of having so many options from such a simple brew.
 
Thank you, Dan! I very much enjoyed seeing your work again as well. And, yes, I exposed this Sunday afternoon right before we started home.
 
Most would have pasted by this. Beautiful! Will enjoy seeing it in hand some day.
 

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