My First Complete Analog Alone Process :/
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My First Complete Analog Alone Process :/

Hi everybody,

Here it is one of my first film develloped & then enlarged.

I try with my OM10 & a 28mm tamron. For the enlarger it's about F:11 at 15s. and grade 3 on a Tetenal TT varyo 13x18.

Chemicals : tetenal eukobrom at 1+9 3'

Kodak T-max 400 push to 800 (dev. at 1+20 during 12')

What do you think about, i know that it is not very sharp and very plenty of grain for 800 isos... I just try from myself, what i know is what i remember from my father & what i have read on the net...

I just ask for help, i know that this film was not very good (i talked about the pictures that i tooke) but, i need an external judgment about this attempt.

Next film will be more interseting i think and i need to changes something for the deeloppement of the film (this time, big problem, anti-halo still there, i did a bad whash so i fixed it a new time one week later, it was the solution that i found, anti halo has left but now, my film is very very clear.. :/)

Thanks a lot if you pass here

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Oscura°°
Location
Perrex, France
Equipment Used
OM10 + tamron 28mm
Film & Developer
Tmax 400 push to 800 - Tetenal Ultrafin 1+20 12'
Paper & Developer
Tetenal TT varro baryt - Tetenal Eukobrom 1+9 3'
Lens Filter
grade 3
Oscura; i wish my first try was as good. I would try to (my opinion) reduce the contrast of youre picture a little to a 11/2 to a #2 grade paper or filter if your'e using variable contrast paper. If youre negs look a little contrasty try dropping youre film dev. time 10 or 20%. I have found most film dev. times (manufacture) to be a bit long. Also make sure all of youre chemicals and tempertures are correct. A good image is always most important but good technique is also very important. Keep up the good work! Don
 
Oh i also forgot to say that some people like to crop sometimes ( i dont ) you might try to get rid of the cows on the right and see what you think. I feel it makes the image a bit stronger. Good luck, Don
 
Oscura,
The white tones have good detail. The low tones have no detail. A lower Exposure Index rating of the film might be a help. PUT THIS NEGATIVE AWAY WHERE IT IS SAFE. It shall always be special to you, as will be this print. Bravo!
 
Great first attempt. The reality is that the negative is one stop underexposed and you will loose some shadow detail when it is pushed. It looks like you did everything right given that it was shot at 800. If you really need to shoot at 800 or higher, a higher speed film will give you better shadow detail and (perhaps) better looking grain
 
Considering this is your first time, I will tell you that you did a great job.
The negative is clean with no scratches, development and fixing is nice and even.
The reason why the film is a bit thin is probably because it's a bit undeveloped as you have pushed the film of one stop and I am not sure if you have adjusted the development accordingly.
Good job.
 

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