Efke #1

Haha, 2 minute exposure! Well the subjects aren't going anywhere

I like this, the edge contrast is good and the leaves have tonal detail and aren't merely whited out.

Nice even look to the leaves in this light. I have not shot much in overcast with this stuff. Thanks for posting, i'll try more of this. Hey, what's your dev time and dilution in pmk? I've seen 2+4+100 @ 13min @ 21deg C as a starting point but i'd like times for 1+2+100@ 20deg C.
vinny

Thanks for the comments. I use much longer exposures at times, this shot is actually not as sharp as it could have been if the wind had cooperated a little more during the 2 minute exposure. The negative was developed in PMK 1:2:100 for 9 minutes at 70 degrees. I have also seen these higher dilution and longer times recommended for EFKE IR but I no longer try to use them. This negative, however, would be considered "N minus development." I might use as much as 13 minutes development time at the 1:2:100 dilution for a "normal development." I put the minus and normal in quotation marks because of the difficulty of assessing infrared light levels. I often wonder myself about the blown out highlights I see in infrared photos and I am guessing that they are the result of underexposure and overdevelopment, maybe I should clarify, I know that is why so many of my prints in the past have looked that way.
Doug