Thanks for the post about pyro ?

["Thomas \"Hank\" Hogan" <flzhgn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry Bullis wrote:
> 
> > I was asked to do some B/W photos for a musician/performer friend.  The
> > photos would appear on flyers and newletters.
> >
> > Anyway, I thought I might be able to get some striking results with HIE
> > especially if I incorporated some healthy foliage in a background.
> 
> Hank,
> 
> One thing that may be interesting is that HIE is one of those films that
> does not seem to suppress halation.  This will produce poofy halos around
> included light sources. They can be really neat, but are very hard to
> contain using conventional processing.
> 
> I have experimented briefly with it unfiltered in very dark places lit by
> tungsten light; I was wondering whether I would be able to use it as a
> substitute for Recording film, which I usually use for that purpose-
> because Kodak seems to be moving toward discontinuing RE.  It was
> remarkably similar.  I just rated it as I do RE, at ISO 800, and processed
> it in Windisch pyrocatechin.  For details on my use of this developer with
> HIE (it is the same as for RE) see the my article in the Photoforum FAQ:
> "ftp://ftp.rit.edu/pub/vms_served/ritphoto/photoforum/faq-27" It is the
> last article in that group.
> 
> Of course, I may be presuming that your friend performs in the dark,
> which may not be true at all.  Does your friend perform with plants?
> Might be even more interesting!
CHECK OUT HIS PAGE AT http://www.ultimateguitarist.com/

> 
> Star filters have never been my thing, but hey, why not?  I never would
> have thought of angel wings, either, but I'm reconsidering that.
I don't even have one!
> 
> Larry Bullis
> Skagit Valley College
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