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[Colin Graham]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

[Brian Ellis]

I think I said this about 30 pages ago but this continues to be the best photo thread ever done in this forum IMHO. I'm just knocked out by the quality of some of the photographs. If I had the space at home it would inspire me to start buying chemicals and getting right back into gum and van dyke brown thugh I never did anything half as good as some of the work shown here.

[sanking]

Too dark? I can't decide. Umber/Lamp Black carbon on lanaquarelle

Colin,

The image looks a little dark to me on my monitor but the main thing is how does it look in real life. Carbon transfer prints can often get away with very dark shadows because of the texture from the relief effect but only you can tell for sure if it is right as the balance is just too subtle to appreciate on a monitor.

However, from where I staand I believe the composition would be stronger if you balanced the shadows and highlights a bit. The composition is very exciting and the effort to get it exactly right would be well worth the effort IMO.

Sandy King

[Colin Graham]

Thank you Sandy, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I know what you mean about the texture adding dimension where values are otherwise too subtle. I had the idea of obscuring the distracting background elements by overprinting, but in typical fashion I got a little ham-handed with it.

I'm starting to think it might work better a little cooler- warm blacks can sometimes clog up the shadows without adding much to the overall depth. I might try to hold back the creek a little more too to give the bottom more interest.

Thanks again for the helpful comments everyone.

[MenacingTourist]

My first try at the Argyrotype process on Platinotype paper.
Followed Mike Ware's instructions as close as possible.

The last photo is not mine but is the great grandmother of the little girl in the second print. They share the same birthday 100 years apart. I thought it would be fun to do a modern version of the same shot. The silver print turned out pretty good so I decided to try a brown print as well.

Alan.

[Mark Sawyer]

"The Branded Hand".

Wet-platers will understand. Historically well-read ones, especially so...

[MenacingTourist]

Is this similar to the black fingernails of the Amidol group?

[Brian Bullen]

My first Cyanotype.

Mom
8x10 x-ray film

and my second.
Blue Christmas in July.
I have to admit, while this was printing I was doing a damn fine Elvis impression.
8x10 x-ray film

[SteveKarr]

I came back from playing Wet Plate with John Sage last month and had it all on my hands, down my arm, in my nose!!

The first time with no gloves. My girlfriend was not Happy!!

"The Branded Hand".

Wet-platers will understand. Historically well-read ones, especially so...

[JustinB]

My first Cyanotype.

This one is incredibly rich. I salute your printing and photographic skills.