Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/14

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Adam's PAW week 2 (grain)
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspw.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:48:16 -0500 (EST)

it almost looks like reticulation (emulsion damage due to
wide temperature swings during processing).

i've never had this happen to me, but examples in books look
somewhat like your image.

- -rei

> From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
> 
> 
> On 1/14/02 at 6:56 AM, shino@ubspw.com (Rei Shinozuka) thoughtfully wrote:
> 
> > i like both of these images as explorations of form and tonality.
> > 
> > but i must say the scans--particularly that of the main image--
> > are uncharacteristically grainy, particularly for tri-X and xtol.
> > do your prints look like this?
> > 
> > -rei
> 
> Yes, they do. I think it was a misadventure in the darkroom. I've shot other
> rolls of Tri-X and they were not nearly as grainy. So I don't think it's an
> artifact of the scan.
> 
> I use a rental darkroom and don't have complete control over the chemistry - so
> there are things that are a bit beyond me. 
> 
> I'd appreciate thoughts on what I might have done to make them so grainy.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html