Sabbatier effect ( National Monument of Scotland on Calton Hill, Edinburgh.

[hvyas]

IMGP2142 by hansraj_vyas, on Flickr

[thereisnobeginning]

Dramatic and surreal.
Does this come from just reversing the tone or is there more to it?

[Thad E Ginathom]

Super!

[hvyas]

Thanks, t..i..n..b..and Thad E G for liking the image.
t..i..n..b..- Its not just reversing tones. During film days, when a partially developed negative or print is briefly exposed to white light, some of the tone values are reversed. Dark areas appear light and light areas appear dark. This was a bit messy process in wet darkroom. But now in digital darkroom,with filters and blend modes, it has become easy.

[thereisnobeginning]

t..i..n..b..- Its not just reversing tones. During film days, when a partially developed negative or print is briefly exposed to white light, some of the tone values are reversed. Dark areas appear light and light areas appear dark. This was a bit messy process in wet darkroom. But now in digital darkroom,with filters and blend modes, it has become easy.

Thanks for the clarification. Will read up and try it out on a suitable image.

[Thad E Ginathom]

... During film days, when a partially developed negative or print is briefly exposed to white light, some of the tone values are reversed. Dark areas appear light and light areas appear dark. This was a bit messy process in wet darkroom. But now in digital darkroom,with filters and blend modes, it has become easy.

Thanks! I was just about to google :)

[Hankosaurus]

Thanks, t..i..n..b..and Thad E G for liking the image.
t..i..n..b..- Its not just reversing tones. During film days, when a partially developed negative or print is briefly exposed to white light, some of the tone values are reversed. Dark areas appear light and light areas appear dark. This was a bit messy process in wet darkroom. But now in digital darkroom,with filters and blend modes, it has become easy.

Very nice image, Hansraj.

Yes indeed, it was messy.  We called it "solarization" back in those days of the wet darkroom.   :)

[hvyas]

Thank you, Henry. Yes, it was also called solarization.

[GIRISH22]

  Very  nice

[hvyas]

Thanks, Girish.