Scan of my first print.

[baachitraka]

Thank you all for the discussion and support. Film: APX 100 + Yellow-Green filter. Developer: Rodinal 1+50 for 15mins. 3 inversions @ every fifth minute. Format: 135

Its a direct scan of print, so the quality is rather low.

 

[Ian Grant]

That's Ok for a first print, well done.

You'll find that images like this are so full of detail it gets lost in scanning & resizing for the screen there's nothing you can do about that.

Ian

 

[Bill Burk]

Hi baachitraka,

I really like this. Well done!

 

[Mahler_one]

I agree Ian. Scan often don't do justice to prints that are displayed here and elsewhere. However, I am not sure how scans of analog work can be improved.

Ed

 

[baachitraka]

Right now, I do not own any scanner nor have any plans to own one. Since, I am too afraid that it may spoil the fun in the darkroom.

Further, I saw some youttube videos about collodion wet plates process and what stuns me is the hightlight glow.

Is it possible to have such glow with small format film?

 

[Ian Grant]

It's not really important whether the image was originally analog or even digital it's just screen resolution of small files of images with a lot of very fine detail

APUG is web based so we have to live with it. despite the fact some of us have 500mb+ scans of images

Ian

I agree Ian. Scan often don't do justice to prints that are displayed here and elsewhere. However, I am not sure how scans of analog work can be improved.

Ed

 

[Mahler_one]

Really deep shadows and highlights that will make you "blink"? Well....depends how adventuresome you are....consider moving to a larger format, perhaps 8x10, and then using Azo and amidol while contact printing! Now I get ready to duck! Feel free to contact me via PM for more information and encouragement!

:}

 

[zsas]

Congrats on print 1! Looks great!

 

[Vaughn]

The print on the screen looks fine. The image itself is excellent! Congrats!

Vaughn

 

[Newt_on_Swings]

Keep it up! Optical prints, done well, are amazing to behold.