Re: Finally! got some HIE's up to my page

[bcasselb@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill D. Casselberry)]

  Hi All,

	Thanks to all for the flood of visits to my photo-page &
	the comments on my IR shots. The general consensus seems
	to be that they are a bit on the dark side. Of all the
	speculated causes for this, I think the main ones are that
	I am just beginning in b&w printing and they may well be
	printed a bit darker than optimal. Also, I do my digital
	stuff on a Mac w/ a Trinitron monitor and I have noticed
	on several WinTel machines that much of my work comes
	across much darker than it looks when I'm doing it. I have
	no idea how to work on my machine to get a flat, weak file
	that will then look "right" on another monitor -- I just have
	my screen to use as a reference.

	As mentioned, I've only been printing for a few months now
	and have yet to even find the contrast filters, etc - so I
	have to shoot everything "straight". It seems that IR is
	intrinsicly blacks (like sky & water) and whitish greys --
	and I have found several to be very tough to hold the light
	back from the light areas while still getting the rich black
	sky & water, which I like. If those contrast filters alleviate
	this sort of thing, I'd get a set post haste  :) My darkroom
	setup is still quite rudimentary -- I need several items,
	like a recessed lensboard which will allow me to get to the
	aperture ring, a timer better than my wristwatch second hand
	which would permit more freedom in dodging, etc. I do think 
	that the webimages come across darker than the actual prints,
	though. So far I have been rather pleased w/ the degree of 
	dark sky/light highlight areas -- much more so than ones where the sky i	(ooops) ..where the sky is less dark.

	I think the negs are OK, though I'm no expert on reading a negative.
	I've been exposing strong sunlit at f16@x/60th & 1/30th w/#25
	red -- the suggestion & a stop extra. Of course, I've only shot
	2 rolls of HIE & 3 of the Konica, so I have much to learn still   :)

	Again, thanks for the dozen or so new visitors  :)

							Bill

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