Ilford Art 300 paper - a doubt

[InExperience]

Hi Everyone,

During the drying of the paper (Ilford Art 300) I noticed a spot, which tends to be a little lighter, compared to the same ... I wanted to know what could be the causes.
I handle the paper with the pliers, always by the edges.

After fixing I leave it in a tray with a bit of water at the same time with other prints, waiting for the session to end.
Then I wash abundantly for almost an hour and dry.
Next day: I take a light ferricyanide bath, fix again, for 30 sec and wash for 30 minutes.
Selenium for 8-10 minutes and I wash for another 15-20 minutes.

The bottom photo has a lighter patch on the right, as abraded, comparing with the top one.

Do you have some idea why is it happened?

 

[John Bragg]

Why the fixer after ferricyanide ? That might be your problem. Did you bleach before ferricyanide as you should have ?

 

[InExperience]

Why the fixer after ferricyanide ? That might be your problem. Did you bleach before ferricyanide as you should have ?

Hi John,
Thank you for your message.
Are you saying the same things twice, isn't it? Because bleach form me is ferricyanide.

Anyway... I used to fix after ferricyanide for few seconds because this is the procedure. I do the same with other papers.

 

[Don_ih]

Fixer after ferricyanide is Farmer's Reducer. It would have virtually no impact on the densest areas of the print.
That little spot may have been a slight imperfection in the emulsion. Maybe it's a fingerprint. But it may have disappeared with 30 seconds more time in the dev.

 

[bedrof]

IIRC Farmer's Reducer is ferry mixed with the fixer and applied as a mixture. Alternatively ferry bleach (+KBr) with no fixer in it is a reversible thing, after which one would usually wash and tone/ redevelop/ refix/ etc.

 

[Don_ih]

IIRC Farmer's Reducer is ferry mixed with the fixer and applied as a mixture. Alternatively ferry bleach (+KBr) with no fixer in it is a reversible thing, after which one would usually wash and tone/ redevelop/ refix/ etc.

You can use Farmer's Reducer mixed together or in two separate trays. You bleach until the image looks right then fix. That way, if you go too far with the bleach, you can redevelop to get back to where you were.

 

[InExperience]

You can use Farmer's Reducer mixed together or in two separate trays. You bleach until the image looks right then fix. That way, if you go too far with the bleach, you can redevelop to get back to where you were.

In fact I use this way... two trays one with a small concentration of ferry and another with fixer.

 

[InExperience]

Maybe a need to give more attention when picked up the new paper to process under the enlarger. Using the border, and don't fingerprint or touch at the center.
I will adopt this consideration and evaluate the differences.