Re: Table and Gallery

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Tom Benedict wrote:
> 
> I had an idea this last weekend regarding the exposure table and gallery.
> I was running an exposure test on my first roll of HIE (came out great,
> BTW).  Someone mentioned that since IR film has a different "look"
> depending on how you exposed it, how you developed it, and what you're
> after, an exposure table might be of dubious usefulness.  Looking at my
> film, I'd have to agree.  I'm new to IR, so the halos that some people
> really like just get on my nerves.  What I'd call a keeper, others might
> call a throwaway, and vice-versa.
> 

Twas me that made that statement. This is why I took a couple of rolls
and bracketed one image that I felt has "typical" elements in an
infrared image - clouds, water, grass, trees, etc.  I then cut the film
into separate strips (which accounts for the "rough handling" that can
be seen on the resulting prints) and developed each one individually. 
I've got quite a bit of printing still to do, but if I find that I can
afford a scanner in the future, I'll be able to place comparisons on my
Web page.  

There are certainly some problems with this.  For instance, I have been
able to make prints of the images exposed at EI250 and developed at
differing times to be almost identical.  The primary difference is that
the longer the development time, the greater the grain, which may not
show on a scan.  However, other than looking at the actual prints, I'm
not sure how better this can be done.

george

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