Sprouting Sweet Potato
Photographed on Hasselblad 500 EL/M, with 135mm Makro Planar lens on bellows extension.
Exposure 30 seconds at f32 on Kodak Tri-X film processed in Pyrocat-HD for 10.5 minutes at 23°C
(Dilution 5ml A + 5ml B + 500ml distilled water)
Print made on Adox MCC110 Glossy Grade 4.5 using a De Vere 203 enlarger with Multigrade head.
Developed in D72 1+3 for 3 minutes at 20°C. Untoned.
This is a sweet potato purchased from a supermarket, suspended half-submerged in water for four weeks, after which time roots form below the water and sprouts above. Each sprout can be planted to grow on into new plants.
Loving the broad tonal range in these recent postings.