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Yesterday morning, I caught a touch of "Ansel Adams fever." It’s hard to resist the pull of his landscape photographs; you’re influenced subconsciously, whether you intend to be or not. Perhaps we all have a bit of "Father Adams" in us? I think that side of me emerged yesterday, as every photo I took followed that style. The difference here, however, is that I didn’t go for a neutral black-and-white look, the kind Adams achieved on his favorite paper, Japanese Oriental Seagull. Instead, in my editing, I aimed to emulate papers like Forte Polywarmtone, Fortezo, and Emaks K888. These are chlorobromide papers that, when toned in selenium and/or processed with a warm-tone developer, take on a distinct chocolate-brown hue. I use a technique in an old version of Photoshop Elements where I apply the tone exclusively to the shadows, which is exactly how selenium toning works in the darkroom. It has the greatest effect in the shadows, with the impact gradually diminishing as you move up the tonal scale. The highlights remain almost entirely unaffected.


Lake Läen, Djurhult in Lessebo - 2026 11 08.
Camera: Rolleicord Vb.
Film: Ilford HP5 plus developed i Adox XT-3 1+1.
Digitized with Canon Rp + S-Planar T* 2,8 60mm with 3d-printed  box on light table.
Edited in Camera Raw and Ps Elements 5.0

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