hurry up and pump

[bryans_tx]

The oil.
crop from 8x10 positive paper scan. homemade 8x10 pinhole, about 145mm FL, .55mm pinhole.
a wee bit overexposed.... lol. bright sun, used exposure of paper speed = 1 asa. Guess i need to bump that to 2 or 3.

 

[NedL]

Cool! I like it.

BTW it's hard to tell by looking at an inverted scan, but I don't get the impression that this is overexposed. You've got tone and detail in many of the darker areas on the pumpjack. It seems just about perfect to me. With a paper negative, you're never going to get details of clouds in the sky and also in the shadows on a bright day. Often it's best to let the sky blow out and do the best you can with the subject. If you look at prints from the early part of the 20th century, they often have this same compromise...and in my opinion it can be a positive and provide atmosphere.

 

[bryans_tx]

thanks for mentioning that. I am new to using positive paper. inverted ? the image is inverted left to right, this yes, but it is direct from scan, can you comment further ?
It is Ilford Harmon direct positive FB

 

[NedL]

oops!
I overlooked the part about it being direct positive paper, which I have no experience with at all! Please ignore what I wrote, and carry on!

( I still like it though! )

Ned

 

[bryans_tx]

lol!