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  michaelorr

• Apr 23, 2016

Nice, HiHoPyro, and it seems to a bit of that 3D effect with bumper and fender differentiating from the ground. Hard, sharp edges.

 

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  juan

• Apr 23, 2016

Interesting. What was the subject brightness range? I'm always looking for ways to handle the extreme SBR where I live and HP5 has never worked well for me.

 

• HiHoSilver

• Apr 23, 2016

Yup, 3D - metal, rust, mud...
'Can't say I know or have any smarts about what makes a shot have that appearance. 'Wish I did & could reproduce at will. I would suspect it would be harder w/ the high key, low contrast image. On unusual effects, Andrew's mud flat shot still has me staring like a cow at a new gate.

 

• HiHoSilver

• Apr 23, 2016

I don't have a feel for the range, Juan. 'Was using a small rangefinder w/ aperture priority exposure only.

 

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  Svenedin

• Apr 23, 2016

Very nice. I love the lichen and the reflection on the headlamp. All my scans are "raw" as I don't understand any of the settings (yet) but I scan in 8 bit greyscale. I may try your method.

 

• HiHoSilver

• Apr 23, 2016

Hi Svenedin. I'm no expert w/ Lightroom or Photoshop elements, but when I looked at methods for scanning one mentioned better detail using color scan for mono & converting in Lightroom, which is what I do. I use Elements almost exclusively for removing any dust/lint that makes it through the scan.

 

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  Andrew O'Neill

• Apr 23, 2016

Well done! HP5 and Pyrocat-HD semi-stand were made for each other. Yes, it will work with FP4, but I'm not sure about Tmax 100. Probably it will because I've done it successfully with TMY.

 

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  Svenedin

• Apr 23, 2016

@hiho. I will try that. I use Elements to remove marks on negatives and for cropping/converting to jpg. I use the scanner software (Epson) to manage the actual scanning. It works fairly well for 35mm but less well for 120 as the holders are badly designed and don't hold the film flat. I still have my enlarger etc but no suitable space for darkroom work at the moment.

 

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  juan

• Apr 23, 2016

I've done hundreds of Pyrocat/TMX negatives using extreme minimal agitation - essentially three agitations rather than two in semi-stand. TMX works fine.

 

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  Trail Images

• Apr 23, 2016

Some excellent detail here on this old vehicle section, HiHo. I like these "cyclops" type captures revealing a single headlight or taillight in the scene. Works as presented here very well, but could also see a crop down from the top to just above the upper fender edge leaving some space there eliminating the bright tailpipe? sticking out in the back. Just a thought not a nit in any way......looks good.