Drei Zinnen #1 (b) Crop of 1 (a)

Good job of dodging the people. Nice crop as well.

Well done! You definitely brought out the people in the print. Nice composition as well

Thank you Eric and Optiken. I used a small piece of cardboard on a piece of garden wire. I continued the dodge down the path to "feather" the edge to the burn. For the sky burn I made a mask from an old print. I kept the mask and the dodging tool moving. I used a foot switch on the enlarger. I am pleased with it. I am grateful for your encouragement!

Really sweet. 'Definitely worth all the extra work.

Cheers HiHo. Next time I have a print like this I won't see it as a nuisance but as a creative opportunity. It was actually more thinking about how to do it than making the print. After all, it only takes a few seconds to expose a print. The tools are easily made. Corrugated cardboard has a series of channels in the middle that wire can be stuck in and there are always scrap prints to cut into burning masks. One failed print gave up its existence to make another print better!

A good job. There are no tell-tale signs of dodging the people that I can see and I can now easily see all four instead of what I thought were two The light hats of the two smaller people help a lot plus I can now see what I think is head-gear on the second largest person as well

Yes, it's just a bit brighter around the people but by continuing this into the path it isn't obvious. It wasn't so much that the people were too dark but their background too dark. It's shame the light was so flat because otherwise the towers would be much more interesting. I had to resist the temptation to abandon this print in favour of another frame that shows more promise. I am glad I persisted.

This is very beautiful landscape I liked to look at it. It is easy to see you worked on it profoundly.

What a location!

It really is a stunning location. I'd should stay away from landscapes though -they are not easy to print! I have been printing an even more difficult negative this evening. It needed 3 separate exposures. The light in The Alps is the challenge. Wonderful to look at but it often does not make for straightforward printing. Still, it keeps me out of mischief. I am enjoying using Tetenal Eukobrom. Seems a great paper developer that doesn't go off quickly in my slot processor. I am toning afterwards with Adox Adostab. It is really for permanence but it does subtly alter the tones and gives an almost 3-D effect sometimes. Magical to watch it change in the toning bath. It doesn't stink either; a real bonus.