For take two I have a much better understanding of exposure times. The lights I am using are very weak and need a 15 to 35 minute exposure to get any tonal range. I also switched to using some shots that were taken with Illford hp5 400 pushed to 3200 these negatives are very thin which also made the exposure times shorter closer to 20 minutes. The first image is contact print from that film in negative sleeves and it was a huge success the resolution is extremely impressive considering how small a 35mm negative is. Illford hp5 has a bar code like control strip along the sprocket holes and you can see how accurate the and tight the print is. The second image is a more creative print. seeing the live edge of the first test and seeing the resolution I was able to get made me think about painting the sensitized solution on in a more abstract way to add a interesting live edge for the rest of the negatives on the sleeve to trail off into. Seeing this print come to life in the development bath caused me to become awestruck everything lined up so perfectly. This print just went from a test to something that I want to frame even though its a very small print. Ive done many contact prints from several other sheets and now Ive got the itch to print something larger.
