I have just added a series of B&Ws to my gallery. The ones from Williamsburg were taken four years ago, and the ones from Puerto Rico a year ago. I did not get around to printing the ones from Williamsburg until last year. In both cases, I took the photos in the midst of summer and bright sun. The brightness of the days in turn affected the film and my efforts in the darkroom and then later in Photoshop in an attempt to bring out more contrast and definition.

I have learned that such overexposure of the film would lead you to filter (if in a darkroom) or adjust the contrast (in Photoshop) so that it comes close to resembling some old fashion photographs. I found that this was the only way to bring out all the detail in some of the prints, but was reluctant to do so for a final. It is useful to know for future reference, I suppose. It also gives me an idea of why many of the B&Ws I would see in Puerto Rico would have such a quality, since there is usually very bright lightning. I suppose that to properly compensate for it, I would've needed some kind of filter for my camera lens, or a faster shutter speed (if that's possible).