Cumulus Development
NikoSperi

Cumulus Development

Finally got some time in my darkroom... several months ago, I tried some stand development as a result of the religious fervour surrounding extremely dilute solutions of Rodinal. The negative scan was posted at the time, should still be here. But I had fun printing it and others from the film as it was open to many interpretations.

This isn't my favorite (which is under frame already thus hard to scan), but I had fun with the really luminous cloud, and the dodging and burning. I did not care about foreground detail to be honest as it's rather ugly.

Split-grade printed on Forte Polywarmtone Plus, with a one-stop burn in the top of the sky, and a little help on the cloud from liquid light (aka Pot Ferri).
Location
Milan, Italy
Equipment Used
Hasselblad - Sonnar 150mm
Film & Developer
Ilford Pan F - Rodinal
Paper & Developer
Forte Polywarmtone - Dektol
If there is one single cloud picture that would be king of all, this would be it! The dramatic "immersion" of the cityscape in darkness in just incredible! I am surprised you did not think much of this photograph.
 
Isn't it sad when your film tests are your more successful photos?
Thanks Ari.
 
Imagine now that you took this photo in digital, didn't like it in the tiny preview screen and deleted it...
 
Imagine that I took this in what!?!? I have no idea what you're talking about. :D
Good point.
 
As you were there, this message will never reach you as you have just taken the "End of the World " shot. Fantastic cloud shot as Arigram has said
 
What's wrong with the foreground? I've never been to Italy, but I've heard that most of it is interesting, at least. Would love to see the print, there has to be a lot more detail in it. Dean
 
"Isn't it sad when your film tests are your more successful photos?"

No, its really sad when other people film tests are better than ANY of my photos :smile:
Jokes aside, I love this image - great idea to capture it, and print it, exactly like this!
 

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