Riverscapes

Reflections on Kösslbach (aka the print challenge)

I took this picture way back in 2012 when I started to shoot film again. The camera was new to me and I had never used the film/developer combination before. I ended up with an overexposed, overdeveloped negative with blocked up highlights I never managed to print. Five years later and with loads more tricks up my sleeve, I attempted to print it again. The final print took some intricate dodging and burning in combination with preflashing and selective bleaching to render just the way I wanted it. My most challenging print so far and I'm very happy with this achievement.

Taken with Mamiya M645 on Ilford Delta 100, developed in Rodinal. Printed on Ilford MG CT, developed in Moersch ECO and Selenium toned. New border added post print scan

Reflecting on a power plant

Another rather challenging print from an overdeveloped negative, originally taken in 2012. Balancing out the reflection and the top part of the image took some intricate dodging and burning.

Taken with Mamiya M645 on Ilford Delta 100, developed in Rodinal, printed on Ilford MG CT, developed in Moersch ECO and Selenium toned. New border added post print scan. Print ID: 17-P-82, Negative 54-8

What fascinated me about this scene was how the black and white film rendered some of the stones as if they were pieces of elemental silver. Best viewed fullscreen!

Taken with Mamiya M645 on Ilford Delta 100, developed in Rodinal; Print on Ilford Multigrade Cooltone FB, Gold toned for 3,5 minutes; New border added digitally post-scan; Negative 54-11, Print 17-P-79

Ice and snow forming white flowers at a local river, flanking a small, pitch-black middle section 

Taken with Mamiya 645 Pro on Ilford FP4+, developed in Xtol; Print on Ilford Multigrade FB Cooltone, Selenium toned
Negative 17-3-10, Print 17-P-87; New border added digitally post-scan