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Old 16th November 2010, 03:33 PM
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Andrew makes a good point about paper drydown. When using the method described here by Dave the paper does not shrink and, as suggested by Andrew, this results in little or no drydown. When drying prints face down on a drying screen the paper shrinks which is the cause of the drydown. I understand that because the paper shrinks the photographic grain forming the image closes, causing the image to darken.
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