Grain 2 ways

[gsgary]

This is 26 years out of date Tri-X developed in Rodinal and over agitated
Zorki 4, 50mmF2 Jupiter

 

[Rob-F]

That a really grainy shot of grain, all right!

 

[Godfrey]

This is 26 years out of date Tri-X developed in Rodinal and over agitated ...

Like it!

Naomi Stanley's excellent "Solitude" nudes (I think the series was named "Man At The Window") from the early 1980s exhibit a similar, beautiful rendering with huge, soft grain. The only way I've gotten results that were similar with a digital camera were to take my old E-1, set it to ISO 1600, and underexpose by two stops. Once rendered down to monochrome, just a little bit of softening finally approaches that sweet and grainy appearance.

Your rendering is a bit harder edged, but very enjoyable.

G

 

[jtm6]

Does reducing agitation make it more difficult to separate the grain from the chaff?

 

[gsgary]

That a really grainy shot of grain, all right!

You can't beat a bit of grain

 

[gsgary]

Like it!

Naomi Stanley's excellent "Solitude" nudes (I think the series was named "Man At The Window") from the early 1980s exhibit a similar, beautiful rendering with huge, soft grain. The only way I've gotten results that were similar with a digital camera were to take my old E-1, set it to ISO 1600, and underexpose by two stops. Once rendered down to monochrome, just a little bit of softening finally approaches that sweet and grainy appearance.

Your rendering is a bit harder edged, but very enjoyable.

G

Thankyou very much, im off to google Naomi don't think i have seen her work

 

[gsgary]

Does reducing agitation make it more difficult to separate the grain from the chaff?

I don't know but i have got loads of old film left that was given to me