The missing link, thanks Donald

[noseoil]

I've been playing with B&W for about 4 years now and have been pleased with my progress in exposure, development and printing. After a visit with Donald last week, I started playing with amidol again. His prints have a black which I had never been able to achieve with PWT. The amidol I had been using with azo was too granular and would not go into suspension properly, so I stopped using it after several botched attempts. I started up again with some Formulary amidol, much finer and working better. A friend has ordered some prints of him with his two loves.

The shot posted is a crop from an 8x10 print. I had gone from Ilford's RC paper to azo, fiber, then to J&C PWT. I had been using dektol as my developer of choice and was happy...until I saw Donald's prints and started using amidol on a limited basis again. All I can say is thanks Donald. tim

4X5 Efke 25 & PMK
J&C's PWT in amidol with selenium
Obligatory lousy scan, software and post (yep, same old everything in the digital world)

 

[juan]

Very nice, Tim. I've just begun using PWT with amidol, too, and find it a very interesting combination. I was surprised to find that you can make variations with this paper based on the time of development - unlike some modern papers. I find a print developed for four minutes is quite different from one developed for two minutes, and early experiments seem to show it's a different variation than can be made with the filters.

Don's a nice guy who has been very helpful to me, too.
juan

 

[matti]

Looks good!
Is J&C PWT the same as Forte Poly Warmtone here in Europe?

/matti

 

[Donald Miller]

Thanks Tim and John, It certainly made my day to hear these nice things from you. It is my pleasure, I assure you, to have come to know both of you.

 

[Donald Miller]

Matti, Yes it is reported to be the same paper...

 

[matti]

Thanks Donald,
I have only used the Forte graded so maybe this is paper before and have had problems geting black blacks with Ilford Multigrade developer. So now I only use it with Lith. It is tempting to try some Amidol with them.

The payment for the reference print is on the way btw.

/matti

 

[Donald Miller]

Thanks Matti, The reference print is printed on this paper and developed in Amidol. You can see for yourself if this is something that you want.

 

[blansky]

Obviously the subject of the picture hasn't learned Donalds trick of riding on the back of the bike behind the babe, instead of in front.

He's a damn fool.


Michael

 

[Donald Miller]

Obviously the subject of the picture hasn't learned Donalds trick of riding on the back of the bike behind the babe, instead of in front.

He's a damn fool.


Michael

Some guys think that control is in the wrong places.