totifoto
Well-known
I was making some prints tonight and got these weird lines in them when I tried to darken the sky a bit. Do you have any idea what is causing this?
antistatic
Well-known
Weird sky??
Sorry if you were hoping for something useful from me
Sorry if you were hoping for something useful from me
calexg
Established
I have no idea how those big red lines appeared in your print...totally bizarre!
jwhitley
Established
It's hard to tell from your scans, but it does appear that you could be bringing in detail that is really on the negative. Have you checked the neg under a loupe? Also, check the negative to see if you've got drying marks that went unnoticed before -- you might just need to clean that up.
If the sky detail is really on the negative, but you want a smoother look, one approach is to do a dual exposure. Burn in the sky just a bit with the original negative, then switch to a negative of a "blank" surface (smooth wall, etc.) for additional burn in with a bit of grain, but a reduction in unwanted detail.
If the sky detail is really on the negative, but you want a smoother look, one approach is to do a dual exposure. Burn in the sky just a bit with the original negative, then switch to a negative of a "blank" surface (smooth wall, etc.) for additional burn in with a bit of grain, but a reduction in unwanted detail.