"Overdeveloped Learning"

It is not that these pictures are great, because they sure are not. The thing that I appreciate about them is that it showed me I can print close to anything. Not that I am going to produce great work all the time (which would be my goal), but this assignment proved to me that I can get at least something out of my faulty negatives. Anyways, the story goes that someone turned up the water temperature in the developing room and so my film was overdeveloped because it messed with my times. I also had a bunch of (stuff-I guess that is the best word? maybe amoebas?) get on my negatives, so for me to produce something out of this film was quite the effort. So, although they are not ground-breaking, they are meaningful to me. I was printing on F 2.8 for 30 seconds or above. To give you an idea of what the means, its is like wanting your popcorn to pop in 3 minutes, but instead, it takes close to 3 hours. Most outside pictures will be printed on F 8 or maybe 11, even 5.6, so for me to be printing on 2.8..it was a rather horrible experience. Sure enough, I braved the dark room and produced some pictures, which turned out to some degree. Film photography is not as simple as snapping the picture, grabbing the cord, plugging it in, and turning the camera on. It is an extensive process and I am just beginning to grasp it. It gives you some appreciation for that one guy, oh I don't know, ANSEL ADAMS.