Santa Rosa Mountains, Near Palm Desert, 2007

Very subtle. The juxtaposition of diagonal lines compliments the square frame very well. Nice photo.

Yours;

Might more contrast work better here to bring out the lines? Can't tell if it is the scan or the print.

There is a little dance that has to be done when printing on the last batch of F2 Azo to keep it bright without going weak or dull. I wish I could print on a higher grade of paper, but the negative is far too contrasty to print on grade 3. I tried exposure/developer ratios to bring out a little more serparation, but any less exposure/more development of grade 2 will dull down the highlights (which seems counter intuitive) while turning it too blue. I did dodge the rockslide to bring out a little more separation, but more dodging made it weak in the lower end. The print seems right on. I think we blame the scan way too often for terrible reproductions. I think the problem might just be in all our monitors.

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This kicks ass, Rich. I've gone into more detail in a PM. doc

Very hard to do justice to that terrain and vegetation with small format.