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Getting
it wrong sometimes works!
by
Colin Doeg
Reproduced
from in focus 12 (Oct.
1985)
There
is often a story behind many underwater pictures, and Colin
Doeg's front cover shot, taken at the first European Underwater
Hockey Championhips (which Britain, incidentally swept the
boards in hoth the men's and ladies events) is no exception.
Because
he was using different equipment for the first time for his
shots, Colin went to the event early and took two rolls of
film to use as test shots. Dashing home he decided to give
the Tri-X extended development in ID11. lHe checked the temperature
of the developer with a trusty dial thermometer. The needle
was at 26° C and it stayed at that when he put the instrument
in the solution. Undaunted, Colin poured the developer in
and began to deduct a minute for every degree the solution
was over 20°C. He was just happy the process was taking
less time than usual. |