My half century

And the shots please.:)maybe:clap:
 
I agree...

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Taken outside the Cabinet Office a few days after the election. There were masses of press and various togs there to get some pictures of the posturing politicians.

Taken with Canon AV-1 on HP5. I've noticed a few white spots on the images, you can't really see them on this one so I'll put up this (boring) one that shows the spots. Any ideas appreciated.

 
I really like the composition and contrast of #1 great shot.:thumbs:
 
Look good to me - white spots could just be tiny bits of dust in the air settling on the film as it drys - I tend to hang mine in the shower cubicle overnight to dry, then scan following day if i've time. A 5 minute burst on the shower before they go in draws any dust out of the air and I usually only have a couple of spots to touch in. At least it's easier spotting shots in PS than it was in the darkroom :)
 
TheBigYin said:
Look good to me - white spots could just be tiny bits of dust in the air settling on the film as it drys - I tend to hang mine in the shower cubicle overnight to dry, then scan following day if i've time. A 5 minute burst on the shower before they go in draws any dust out of the air and I usually only have a couple of spots to touch in. At least it's easier spotting shots in PS than it was in the darkroom :)
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Is it worth blowing the negs with an aerosol air duster to clean off any dust?
 
footman said:
Taken with Canon AV-1 on HP5. I've noticed a few white spots on the images, you can't really see them on this one so I'll put up this (boring) one that shows the spots. Any ideas appreciated.

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You've obviously forgotten about those dust problems you had 50 years ago! :D

The good news is they're a doddle to deal with digitally compared to spotting prints by hand in the old days. Don't b****r about chasing dust around the negs, just do your scans then touch out any dust spots in your editing package. Either use the clone tool set small and at a low opacity so you can build up to the right density for the surroundings, or (my preferred method )- just use any smear type tool, again set small and smear out the spots.... very quick and easy.
 
It can't hurt - to be honest, they don't seem to be particularly bad - I tend to give the scanner flatbed and lightbox a polish over and blow down before scanning, then load the neg's into the carrier and blow them over before putting them into the scanner. This sorts any of the recently settled stuff, but the real killer is if the dust hits the negs whilst still damp/tacky. I've had to re-rinse and re-dry negs occasionally, mostly before I started using the shower cubicle as a drying area. I think that scanners are a bit more picky when it comes to dust than enlargers - especially the diffusion type ones.
 
This is literally a 2 minute job.

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Seriously - dust problems are no longer any issue at all - just deal with them after scanning. Dust was the bane of my life in the film days. :gag:
 
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