I was looking at some images by Paul Hart and, as someone relatively new to the darkroom, I'm starting to recognize things I'd like to do but can't quite figure out.
So, here (below) is an image that, for the life of me, I can't figure out. Given the fine nature of the branches and the brightness of the trunks, I can't figure out how the front trees are perfect while the background is black....how did he burn it in without losing the branches or getting weird halos?
Is it negative masking? A very specific kind of light and a specific kind of metering when the original negative was made? A combo of multiple techniques?
So, here (below) is an image that, for the life of me, I can't figure out. Given the fine nature of the branches and the brightness of the trunks, I can't figure out how the front trees are perfect while the background is black....how did he burn it in without losing the branches or getting weird halos?
Is it negative masking? A very specific kind of light and a specific kind of metering when the original negative was made? A combo of multiple techniques?