Capistrano Chapel

Nice print, tricky light. Was it hard to print?

Thanks Brendan! Yeah, I've been working on this one for the past few days. This print is actually at grade 1.5 (on a diffusion enlarger) and required quite a bit of dodging, and then some burning-in at grade 1.5 and 3 to get a better balance.
On the straight print the bottom half of the madonna icon and the candles below were almost black, except for the flames. Had to dodge these a lot during the base exposure. The upper part of the icon was blown-out due to the two lights, so that had to be burned-in. The distant wall in the center also needed another stop of exposure. Then maybe another half-stop of burning-in around the edges and corners. Just takes longer with fiber paper since I can't tell how the changes are really going to look until the paper dries. I'll do test-strips and stick them in the microwave for certain areas, but I always like to look at the whole print before deciding if I'm happy with it.

Thanks for the info.