Nyctophilia
(n.) Love of darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.
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Category Archives: Toned Print
You never know quite what you’ll get
I had a print of this, published here previously, that was a bit dark. I thought I’d run it through the 2nd-Pass lith process, just out of interest. This is how I’d ended up printing the image originally (I left … Continue reading
The ‘Druid Stone’ Revisited – 2nd Pass Lith
I was never happy with the prints I made of this negative (detailed here) so thought I would take the worst of two, which was far too dark, and see if I could improve on it with some post-processing.
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Avebury – West Kennet Avenue
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Wells Cathedral – Scissor Arch
I had a request from a friend for a print of this image, which had never been printed previously. Rather than using a negative scan and inkjet, I made the print conventionally, printing the full negative area. This is a … Continue reading
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Acros 100 in PMK
I discovered an undeveloped roll of 120 film in the cupboard this week. I had no idea what was on it. Part of the magic of film photography is that once the photons have done their work on the little … Continue reading
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Arbor Low, Derbyshire – Me and Edwin Smith
After a long hiatus, it’s time to revive this site and start adding new material from the dark side. To kick off, here’s a print made this week from a 31yr-old 35mm negative on Tri-X film, processed in Kodak HC-110 … Continue reading
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