Response to pulling/pushing hp5 b&w

Adding a little to Cesar's comments, pushing a little (10-15%)will give more sparkle to your film when shooting on a cloudy day. As he said, when the sun comes into play, you'll need to pull the film. This will keep your highlights (sun rays), from developing to much which will make you have to burn the highlights when printing. Another thing about pushing... when pushing to extremes (400 ASA - 3200 ASA for let's say shooting at night or at concerts), with most films, you will lose all shadow detail and make your grain alot more obvious. So it is a real toss up and a little thought comes into play. That is why alot of us will say... stick to one film and explore it capabilities. It just so happens that HP5+ is one of the films that pushes rather nicely. Hope this helps a little. Cheers, Scott

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