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Hello everyone. Raghu my developer is Obsidian Aqua (OA), "invented" by Jay Defehr about 10 years ago. It is a simple Cathecol / sodium meta sulfite mix, with sodium carbonate used to "activate" the pyro staining. OA is a DIY. concentrated, long keeping, liquid mix which seems to maximize shadow detail without blowing high lights. Combined with digital scanning, the negatives have a VERY wide range that fit my "modified" Zone System of exposure. During post processing,791379616_2k17-047-003ces13bc.jpg.7aac244caf2760efc926f380878beac6.jpg I add a very low value of what my software terms "Bandicot" toning. . to me a mix of brown, sepia & selenium. This toning is not in files used to produce prints.

Try OA ! It is cheap, about 2 cents per roll. My "standard" : 1 ml of OA (with the carbonate) @ 13 minutes. A 3 min pre-soak in distilled water is used BEFORE the developer. Water stop & alkaline fixer only. Aloha, Bill

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I should add that I use a 450ml Nikor tank for developing. My "scheme" is that it takes X amount of developer / roll, not some "ratio". 3 ml of any chemistry other than OA is used in this, my "standard" tank. The 13 minutes is adjusted for temperature and/or negative densities. Bill
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Hello everyone. Raghu my developer is Obsidian Aqua (OA), "invented" by Jay Defehr about 10 years ago. It is a simple Cathecol / sodium meta sulfite mix, with sodium carbonate used to "activate" the pyro staining. OA is a DIY. concentrated, long keeping, liquid mix which seems to maximize shadow detail without blowing high lights. Combined with digital scanning, the negatives have a VERY wide range that fit my "modified" Zone System of exposure. During post processing,[ATTACH=full]1186918[/ATTACH] I add a very low value of what my software terms "Bandicot" toning. . to me a mix of brown, sepia & selenium. This toning is not in files used to produce prints.

Try OA ! It is cheap, about 2 cents per roll. My "standard" : 1 ml of OA (with the carbonate) @ 13 minutes. A 3 min pre-soak in distilled water is used BEFORE the developer. Water stop & alkaline fixer only. Aloha, Bill

Thanks for sharing this info Bill! I've never tried OA, someday in the near future I should. Your work with OA is indeed very inspirational for me.

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Hello everyone. My recent wanderings in the Kakoako business area & it's wall murals has forced me over to the "Light" side. . . Yes, color ! I just finished scanning (V600) a roll of Fuji 100 film & am tickled, well, Pink! Used the Fed-2 / Jupiter-8 with a UV filter 241341456_2k17-050-D-DSCF6610ces10.JPG.43bb3b10f4e599201d638abf9151c595.JPG

and "regressed" to an 18% grey card (plus my Zone 6 palm) for exposures. Enjoy, Aloha Bill

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Well look who the cat just drag in ! Mr. Cloven. The guy runs off & marries, disappears to Mongolia or some other place & now show's up with a picture of windmills in what looks like E. Washington (the state). . . I trust we will see/hear more of you shortly ! Welcome back! Aloha, Bill Edited by Bill Bowes
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Hey, Bill! Thanks. Looks like you're back where you belong in the winter.

 

A few things have kept me from the viewfinder: New job, horrible weather and light in the PNW this winter, a new computer, etc.

 

A couple of rolls from the winter came back recently. I packed a Pentax MX in the truck all winter, 50mm 1.7, Fuji Provia 100. Sometimes, even the people pictures turn out with Provia.

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Nikon FM2, 50mm f/1.8 AIs, Provia 100, tripod, f/8, ~1/30th, self timer. Seabrook, WA.

 

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For a different perspective, here's about the same shot, moments different, Mamiya 7ii, Wide Angle 43mm f/4.5 at f/8 x 1/30th, Provia 100.

 

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