Dinorwic Quarry 1

Interesting. The composition is compelling. The lights and darks work quite well together; it feels like they are swirled together like an ice cone.

It looks like you may need a longer development time. The highlights look flat and there are very few midtones. The exposure looks ok (judging by the detail in the shadows).

Not bad for your first time out!

yours:

Thanks Chris. This is actually the first exposure I made! Composing and focusing were the main points of the exercise and I was pleased with the results. The other reason was to find out if I enjoyed the style of working enough to invest in a 5x4 of my own. (I did.)

As ever, the digitised version isn't a fantastic representation of the real print, which I think is better. My skills at matching my darkroom print with photoshop still have a long way to go. That said, you could well be right. Are you talking about print or neg development?

Jonathan