{"id":24007,"date":"2019-02-20T07:16:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T12:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=24007"},"modified":"2019-02-20T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T14:49:43","slug":"black-white-on-the-bog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/black-white-on-the-bog\/","title":{"rendered":"Black & White on the Bog."},"content":{"rendered":"\n


On Friday, 15 February 2019, during my visit with Stephen Hirsch and Denis McCabe to Bord na Mona\u2019s operations at Lanesborough<\/a>, I worked with three cameras to document operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My FujiFilm XT1 and Lumix LX7 were for exposing colour digital photos, while I employed a Nikon F3 to make classic 35mm black & white images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I processed the film yesterday using custom tailored formulas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first roll was Ilford HP5 that I\u2019d bought a couple of days earlier at John Gunn\u2019s Camera on Wexford Street in Dublin. I processed this using a two stage development, starting with an extremely dilute solution of Kodak HC110 (roughly 1 part developer to 250 parts water) which used as presoak. The weak developer helps activate the chemical reaction and improves shadow detail without overdeveloping highlight areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second stage of development involved Ilford Perceptol mixed 1-1 with water and heated to 71F. Based on past experience, I left the film in the developer for 12 minutes, then stop bath, 1st<\/sup>fixer, 2nd<\/sup>fixer, pre-wash, hypoclear, main wash (10 minutes) and final rinse in distilled water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After drying, I scanned the negatives with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner and touched up the scans using Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stay tuned for more photos from the Bord na Mona!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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