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andrew_oneill1

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  1. Recent video where I'm out shooting 14x17 pinholes, then making a gum over cyanotype.
  2. The counter was beyond repair. The only option was replacement. The new counter was in the seconds bin...it had binding strap indents along one edge, and gouge on the bottom side. It was probably going to be binned at some point anyways. I work mainly in alt processes such as carbon transfer. The black is pigmented gelatin. I was washing the counter top but over the years, too much water (mainly from spills) got in between where the two counters met, gradually eating through. The tap was worn out, and leaky. It's 50 years old. I salvaged it from a demolition site (along with the sink...which I reused). Same with the old countertops, and cupboards. The replacement tap was once in our bathroom. The rough state of the counter motivated me to replace it.
  3. I am not sure if this is the right place for this post... Mods please move it if necessary. As the title suggests, after 20 years, I finally couldn't take it any longer and replaced the counter in my darkroom.
  4. Fine and dandy if one is shooting with a camera that facilitates separate backs. Not too many 35mm cameras out there do. The EI for pre-X was 1600 and 3200, respectively. If I had used my normal EI of 250, the pre-X density would have been excessive.
  5. That's a really nice film. Sharp. But... I usually only use films who's emulsions include large format... :)
  6. This was just a test to see what happens. Pre-flashing film has always been known as pre-exposure. Flashing is a darkroom term. Like I said above, the test was to see if detail could be restored with pre-exposure. Naturally, I would give more exposure, then cut back on development... easily done with sheet film. Harder when you use roll film with lots of other SLR's on it. My results show that pre-exposure and push can work.
  7. Pre-exposure is a easily controllable way to boost the shadows...There is a sweet spot. Going beyond that will seriously harm shadow contrast. The point of this exercise was to see if pre-exposure could help retain detail otherwise lost from just a straight push.
  8. Pre-exposure is a technique I sometimes use... but I've never bothered to see its effectiveness with film that is going to be "pushed". Here is a video I put together exploring the two combined...
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