It’s been quite a while since i took any film photos. This time I went back to Ilford HP5. I followed the sixth attempt recipe, again using 2 clove capsules, but extended the development time out to 15 minutes. Very pleased with the results. Slightly over developed but all in all a good set ofContinue reading “Seventh Attempt”
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Sixth Attempt
This attempt was a success. I switched back to Fomapan 200 and removed the Potassium Bromide from the recipe. For this attempt I went back to recipe 4, doubled the number of clove supplements, using 2 tablets rather than 1, and mixed the clove juice fresh, and used immediately. The Recipe 2 clove tablets dissolvedContinue reading “Sixth Attempt”
Fourth attempt
This attempt was focussed on trying to reduce the grain in the images, and was developed using the same recipe as attempt 3, but the developer was set at 20.4°C, reduced from 28°C. Results Very happy with these, a definite improvement. The images are sharp. Contrast in the negatives was a bit low, and IContinue reading “Fourth attempt”
Third attempt
The second try at this was really grainy, and the negatives were very dense, which would indicate that I’d really overexposed the film. For this third attempt I halved the development time, using the same recipe. The negatives were still dense but much better developed. Ingredients 1 x 500mg clove supplement tablet 27g Sodium CarbonateContinue reading “Third attempt”
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