Reticulation

Reticulation
The regular crazed pattern created on the emulsion surface of negatives which is caused by extreme changes of temperature or acidity/alkalinity during processing.
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Reticulation Cracking or distorting of the emulsion during processing, usually caused by wide temperature or chemical-activity differences between the solutions.

Reticulation
Simulates the controlled shrinking and distorting of film emulsion to create an image that appears clumped in the shadow areas and lightly grained in the highlights.
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RETICULATION - Occurs during processing when the emulsion becomes cracked or distorted. The cause is usually exaggerated temperature variance or differences in chemical activity between solutions.

Reticulation
Fine, irregular pattern appearing on the surface of an emulsion which has been subjected to a sudden and severe temperature change during development.

Reticulation
A crinkling of the gelatin emulsion on film that can be caused by extreme changes of temperature or acidity / alkalinity during processing.

Reticulation: A special effects darkroom technique that creates an overall pattern in film by subjecting it to extreme changes in the temperature of the processing solutions.

reticulation
(1) a separation or cracking of a photographic emulsion caused by processing at too high temperature or thermal shock in transferring from a very warm bath to one that is too cold; ...

Another factor is reticulation, an effect, usually with film, where there is a big, sudden change in temperature. If film is subjected to a radical temperature shift, the emulsion can crack, just like an ice cube does when you toss it into warm water.

It is achieved through the use of texture screens, reticulation, or extreme enlargements. FLEET HOMETOWN NEWS PICTURES Fleet Hometown News (FHTN) pictures are brief feature stories about Navy people.

See also: Emulsion, Processing, Negative, Temperature, Exposure