These last few months I have living with family and friends in my native Belfast city. It has been great to revisit some landscapes and to visit new scenes of natural beauty.
I have always considered the camera as a means to an end. It is in the darkroom that I get to explore the possibilities of imagination. The above example is the most basic form of a composite print. A single enlarger was used to sandwich two negatives. After print exposure was complete, I removed the negative carrier to create the vignette aound the top of the print.
Fomapan Creative 35mm film, processed in PMK developer. Printed on Fomaspeed 312 paper, Fomatol P print developer.
Further exploration of the Glenariff waterfall image lead me to make a composite using a negative from Brown’s Bay, Islandmagee.
Two enlargers were used for the above print. First exposure was for the waterfall to just below the water line. In the second enlarger was the negative from Browns Bay. Only the bottom half was exposed along the water line. A general vignette was given around the edge of the print.
Fomapan Creative 35mm film, processed in PMK developer. Printed on Fomabrom 111 paper, Fomatol P print developer.
These final few prints were another combination using two enlargers. The bottom image is again the negative from Glenariff waterfall cut off at the water line. The trees images are from my Laguna darkroom property taken before leaving for Northern Ireland. The print to the left was my final choice, the others were on the journey to the final print.
Fomapan Creative 35mm film, processed in PMK developer. Printed on Fomabrom 111 paper, Fomatol P print developer.
All images © Chris. Reid / Blanco Negro Darkroom.
A special thanks to everyone at Belfast Exposed for the hire of the darkroom and support.
You must be logged in to post a comment.