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Background On the back of my previous panoramic print (We Are So Small in the Eye of God) I am encouraged to take another image through to completion. I have selected one I mentioned in a previous blog post . This image was taken at Holywell Pond in the RSPB reserve at Fen Drayton. It is a classic early spring scene at the refuge which consists of a series of abandoned gravel pits that are now tree-lined lakes for waterfowl. Holywell Pond is used by fishermen (as are most of the lakes in the reserve) and so has a few small wooden platforms dotted around the edge. I took this photo mid-morning in early spring trying to capture the look of the trees perched on the edge of the water. I cycle past this on my commute to work and the image had grown on me. I photographed it with my Fuji G617 panoramic camera with a 90mm lens. The negative is about three times long as it is high. The scanned negative of the image is as follows. Composition Thoughts As before, my challenge with the...

A few days ago I posted on using Les McClean's printmaking tutorial. At the end I reconsidered post flashing vs pre-flashing. Here I pick up the same print but apply the post-flashing technique Mr McClean uses in order to more faithfully follow his methodology. Along the way I ran out of the Ilford Warm-tone RC paper I used and was forced to move to Ilford Warm-tone FB paper that I had a full box of that I too was worried would get old. This paper is very similar but enough different that I had to readjust my exposures a little. I opted not to start over again. Original Negative Post-Flashing (Ilford Warmtone RC) Here is my first test strip starting with the base exposure but before any burning. This is to see where the tone starts to form. I marked the 1 second intervals from right to left increasing flash time. Test6 f8 #5 19 sec #0 19 sec Flash test 1 sec interval This I judged at about 4 seconds. This flash however was done directly under the lamp I use for flash...