Leah

This image, shot in the rain, was a printing challenge. The hooded face was grossly underexposed and needed 1/16 the exposure and 2 steps higher contrast than the rest of the image. I cut a mask to fit the face, exposed the face, masked off the face, and exposed the rest of the image at with a different f-stop and contrast filter, while wiggling the mask. Next time I'll burn the top of the hood. Who says you need Photoshop to salvage a bad negative!
Location
Yosemite, California
Equipment Used
Nikon F3, 85mm f1.4
Exposure
f1.4 1/60
Film & Developer
FP4+ Rodinal 1:25
Paper & Developer
Ilford Multigrade IV
Lens Filter
#4 face, #2 rest
Very well done. This image was worth the trouble in the darkroom! I feel the hood top needs burning, but not to much! I like the effect of the light coming from above.
 

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John L
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leah_001.jpg
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Date taken
Sat, 04 June 2005 3:21 PM
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