Some from hell´s kitchen...:)

A little analog work (I hope anyone will be interested in) from the darkroom featuring a view from the hotelbalcony in Oostend, Belgium.

First step was to prepare a first print on AGFA MCP Paper developed in Tetenal Eurkobrom. The result was this:

kreativ-fotografieren.de/download.php?id=19766

The clouds on top are ok but the rest is too dark and the image lacks some details :(

I switched to another paper (which was ADOX Polywarmtone RC) and another developer (which was Moersch SE1 sepia). The result of this should be a more nostalgic feeling.
Furthermore I exposing time was reduced to make the print brighter. The result can be seen here:

kreativ-fotografieren.de/download.php?id=19765

I liked it but I wanted the clouds at the top some more dramatic and exposed this part about 25 % more than the rest of the image. Furthermore and to get more details of the pole the exposure time in this part was reduced to 85 % of the middle.
In the end I decided to perform a seletoning procedure to get more structure in the blacks and to reach a tone which is not sepia but look-s also a bit nostalgic :)

The result is shown above...I hope you like it.
I will not mention how long it taked to come to this result....:D

Sometime I would like to have an edit function...:(

Haha..."how long it taked"....sorry for that....:D

Even though I'm almost completely digital, I love analog. Great to see this, Jens. Thanks.

Hey Brandon,

you may have an digital camera but when I look at your pictures I think you have an anloge heart! :)

:-)

thank you for showing this, coming from digital as a starting point for photography, I am fascinated to see & hear about this... beautiful

Wonderful work Jens and long live film! :).

Hey...I am surprised.

Thx a lot !!! :)

I began photography with digital as well, so it's fascinating to hear about analog post-processing. It sounds like a whole new world to discover!

as dave grohl sings:

the best, the best, the best of you!! :)