Thanks for the critiques! All good points. Allan- I think the crop helps. I would like a little more space on the top. Actually, I'd like more space all around, but the problem in the first place was that some of that space was filled with distracting elements :0 It was a little pretentious of me to call it a "portrait", because that implies planning. David and I were just hanging out and talking, and when an interesting moment caught my eye, I pushed the button. When I saw the proofs last night, I laughed and groaned, because on the original negative there was even more distracting stuff on the table!(posted 8831 days ago)Todd- I used Tri-x and HC110 a lot and still really like it. I got into Xtol as a developer for Delta 3200, and because I had heard good things about it, and because they have good charts for developing a multitude of films, I sort of migrated over. I don't know enough yet for a really good answer. On some films I felt that the longer development times gave me some "wiggle" room. Shawn - If you think that David looks like Phil G. in that, imagine him holding a large dog _here_
