Contrast ?

I've just processed my first film, and it has come out quite grey on the neg.

I used Ilford HP5 400 film and developed with DDX as per instructions on the bottle.

I would basicly like to know what causes the shots to be so washed out so I can go back and improve. I'm a little upset as some of the shots where good (even for me). But I did expect my first couple of films to be a little dodgy.

I've started using a 25A filter to try and improve the contrast.. but I'm pretty sure my problem was becuase I either under or overdeveloped the film. Could this be the case?

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