That's what I was afraid of. The pyro stain is the opposite of what I'm after. Some photographers like the 'rolling-off' highlights; I prefer brilliant, high-contrast highlights with maximized separation. Regards Ralph W. Lambrecht On 12/23/04 2:12 PM, "john stockdale" <j.sto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > With mixed hard + soft light, the pyro stain will pass (some) green which > will soften highlights. > > In "Edge of Darkness" Barry Thornton shows an example of pyro (pyrogallol) > stain leading to dull highlights with VC paper. The effect varies with > paper type. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.