Moon Tree

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  • awty
Darkroom print on ilford rc cooltone, dodge and burn, selective bleach and selective redevelop, selenium.
Holga 120 orange filter
HP5 120 in d76
Can you give any more details on how you achieved the "orange effect" for the moon which I take it is artificial judging by its size

Thanks

pentaxuser
 
Can you give any more details on how you achieved the "orange effect" for the moon which I take it is artificial judging by its size

Thanks

pentaxuser
Actually the Holga decided to put a moon in, obvious now. There was a circle about a quarter of a stop lighter, I enhanced it by dipping my finger in Ferri bleach mix, then I used developer in places which warms up the bleach and selenium darkens it more. I did a half stop exposure with number 5 filter, then 1 stop with 0 filter while dodging the knot holes in the tree, then another half stop vignette. Low contrast makes it look like night, but I needed high contrast to get the knot holes in the trunk (poorly done hence the slight hallow effect). I did about five prints on 5x7 paper and this was the least worse. Bigger paper would of been better.
Brilliant technique ...
many try, and you nailed it!
Interesting perspective and composition

Thanks for the comments.
 

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