...the rusting hull is much sharper in print - but you get the idea.
...the rusting hull is much sharper in print - but you get the idea.
May I know what this is? Awesome picture.
Originally Posted by austin granger
Soot is applied to a sheet of 8x10 glass by holding it over a flame (smoking oil lamp), patterns are made by dropping, dripping, misting paint thinner on the soot.
I am not really sure this type of image belongs on this forum as it is made without a camera and film. The glass plates I have made I have been using for making a platinum contact print. The carbon soot makes for a good contrast "negative" - here is another 8x10 glass plate with a soot/carbon "image" - it is a negative scan.
Bob ,,That image is very very cool,thanks for sharing...
Bob- Looks like a B&W from the Hubble telescope. Very cool...
I've been making some hand-colored silver gelatin prints without a camera or lens, but with film:
Using the same technique, I've also been doing some cityscapes:
A snowbank. Owls Head Maine. February 2015. Speed graphic and 7.25" verito soft focus lens. FP4+ 4x5 film in pyrocat hd.
Snowbanks are kinda ugly parts of winter. People who hate snow despise them for being in the way. People who love nature and snow despise them for being un-natural obstacles. Sometimes if the light is on them right, they can be pretty, but if they are dirty they don't seem pretty, and if they are clean, they lack contrast. Being attracted to waste a sheet of film on a snowbank is sort of a mix of trying to find something beautiful in what nobody likes, and part technical challenge as it's a tough subject because of the light/contrast/composition. This is a start.
img790 by philbrookjason, on Flickr
I really enjoyed visiting your web site and viewing you galleries. Thanks!I am not really sure this type of image belongs on this forum as it is made without a camera and film. The glass plates I have made I have been using for making a platinum contact print. The carbon soot makes for a good contrast "negative" - here is another 8x10 glass plate with a soot/carbon "image" - it is a negative scan.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Your welcome, I really appreciate the compliment.
Looks like a shipping container with the sun peeling a decal off the paint. Seems better than when I shoot stuff like this...
If a contact print at arm's length is too small to see, you need a bigger camera. :D
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