Downhill

Graham,
This is my favourite of the 5 mainly because of the gentle capture of the clouds and sky with NO FILTER.

cheers
Vincent

Thanks again Vincent for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated. Very impressed with some of your recent uploads as well.

Graham

I use the Acros/Rodinal combo.
How do you find it? I actually found DDX easier to use. I guess more forgiving than Rodinal

danster

This recent batch of Acros is the first time I've used Rodinal for development. Like you I've tended to stick with DDX and go for a finer or almost grainless look with good tonality. I can then print 16x12" without hardly any grain showing.
However, I've seen a number of people on the APUG forums championing the Rodinal/Acros combination for its excellent acutance properties, and, as I've liked the results when used with Tri-X I thought I'd give it a go. I've found that I need to give development almost 10% extra then stated on the Massive Development Chart at DT, otherwise I am always having to use grades 3 or 4 when printing. I've always liked grain, if its the right sort, and so I am really happy my recent results at 1:50 dilution. I think I'll be using it a lot in future, especially as it works out at far less cost than devleping films with DDX and I am still on my first Rodinal bottle bought almost 18 months ago.
Graham