Just Leaves

[Preston]

Resting Place, Lee Vining Canyon, Sierra



Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 180
Astia 100F
October 2008

Another from the archive recently scanned and worked up.

--P

[David Higgs]

First attempt at alternate processes so excuse the poor sensitiser spread, I need some more practice

Linhof schneider xenar 150, on FP4
argyrotype print on Hann Photorag 308

[cpercy]

First attempt at alternate processes so excuse the poor sensitiser spread, I need some more practice

fantastic composition and execution David, what a beautiful image.

[h2oman]

I love that, David. Thanks for sharing.

[jp]

Resting Place, Lee Vining Canyon, Sierra

Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 180
Astia 100F
October 2008

Another from the archive recently scanned and worked up.

--P

Preston; I've in the past dismissed many of your colorful landscape photos as high quality postcard genre; stuff I wasn't personally into. This one is certainly not. This one is fine art that would make Eliot Porter jealous if he were alive.

[kev curry]

First attempt at alternate processes so excuse the poor sensitiser spread, I need some more practice

Linhof schneider xenar 150, on FP4
argyrotype print on Hann Photorag 308

Beautiful. What process?

[Joe O'Hara]

First attempt at alternate processes so excuse the poor sensitiser spread, I need some more practice

Linhof schneider xenar 150, on FP4
argyrotype print on Hann Photorag 308

Don't worry about the edges, David, that's why we have overmats. Lovely picture.

[Jim Cole]

First attempt at alternate processes so excuse the poor sensitiser spread, I need some more practice

Linhof schneider xenar 150, on FP4
argyrotype print on Hann Photorag 308

What a wonderful photograph! Just outstanding, David.

[Mark MacKenzie]

I agree, David. Thats a beautiful photo.

How do y'all like it upside down?

[David Higgs]

thanks for the kind words all

To answer questions, it's an argyrotype. My first one! I've since made a better one with a more even spread. I'm using it as a cheaper way into Platinum. I thought I'd practice with the cheaper sensitiser first. The results so far are better than expected, I'm dry heating the image above my wood burner which gives darker tones than the light brown I expected.

As for upside down, the framer had to call me so they knew which way was up. An artist friend of mine thought it was better the other way up. Choices.

We are waiting for spring here in the uk, it's been a long grey winter....