Alabama Hills Eye-con

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  FiatluX

• Dec 22, 2010

Very nice!

 

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  Jerevan

• Dec 22, 2010

Looks great! 50 minutes? Now, there's someone who doesn't take no for an answer!

 

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  Dan Henderson

• Dec 22, 2010

Seriously! Get your developer up to around 30c and things will speed up significantly.

I like this subject in lith. It emphasizes the texture of the rocks.

 

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  ghostcount

• Dec 22, 2010

Thanks guys. I thought I screwed up but I saw some density at around 40 minutes and I kept going. Next time I'll bump the temp to 30C - 35C and watch carefully, the rainy season makes my darkroom cold. Again, I appreciate the comments.

 

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  Sanjay Sen

• Dec 22, 2010

I love the textures in this print. The process goes very well with the subject. Well done!

 

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  Guillaume Zuili

• Dec 22, 2010

50 minutes well spent !

Beautiful.

 

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  Andrew Moxom

• Dec 22, 2010

Very cool.... I can remember 50 minute dev times when I first started with Oriental Seagul and Novalith developer...... Many people thought I was nuts waiting that long. However, the color that can be liberated from some papers as a result can be quite different from a 'hot bath' that many use to get dev times between 3 to 6 minutes.

 

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  Thomas Bertilsson

• Dec 22, 2010

Wonderful first attempt!

I agree with Andrew. You can get some pretty amazing results from prints that are in the bath for a very long time, and very different from those where you use a less dilute and warmer chemistry. Sometimes it's a thing of beauty to watch a print 'grow' for such a long time. Just get some good music and perhaps a good beer or glass of wine to keep you company. Try both ways if you want.

Keep up the good work!

 

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  ghostcount

• Dec 22, 2010

Wow! Thanks for all the great comments.

I find myself scouring through my negatives to find more potential images for lith. I'm definitely hook and loving this process - though, my wife not so much since I spend so much time in the DR. I'm hoping my X'mas present will appease the "home boss".

 

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  Guillaume Zuili

• Dec 22, 2010

Fully agree with Andrew and Thomas about temperature and time.