Thanks!
Best, Pau
"I believe there is nothing more disturbing than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept!" (Ansel Adams)
https://philippe.grunchec-photographe.over-blog.com/
Philippe,
thanks!
It is a very thin gampi paper, handmade. I don't know exactly the weight,
but it is around 20grs/m2. If you blow, it goes away. It is rather difficult to find.
I buy it locally - in Barcelona -, where it comes directly from the maker. As far as
I understand, last shipment was gone in less than a week (three buyers, in total),
after two years waiting for its arrival. At the shop, they code it by "ganhas".
Sorry, I don't remember the name of the master maker.
I like the paper because is so thin that it almost doesn't exist. Light goes through it, and
bounces back from whatever is behind. With the right chemistry, it gives a special
depth to the image. It needs a lot of chemistry, though, at least twice - almost three times -
the quantity needed on Arches platinum, for instance.
I also use sometimes kozo paper. Not so thin, but nice also. Easier to work with.
Carrer del Berlinès, Barcelona by Pau Martín, on Flickr
Palladium print from a 8x10 negative on gampi paper. The lens was a Fujinon A 300,
on Foma 200, rated at 100. Developed in tray with 510-pyro.
Nice!
Homage to Sudek?
"I believe there is nothing more disturbing than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept!" (Ansel Adams)
https://philippe.grunchec-photographe.over-blog.com/
Bromoil with liquid emulsion from 8 x 10 negative
Clematis Argyrotype
Always a delight when these turn out.
Original exposure details:
25th April 2020 3:15pm
Chamonix 810V
Nikkor-W 300 f/5.6
@ilfordphoto FP4+ 8x10
760mm bellows extension, with extension board
(Working distance 550mm)
1min 20 seconds f/16
Stearman SP810 tray, Pyrocat HD 2:2:100, 12’, 21ºC
Acetic acid stop, TF-4 Fix, Hypoclear, wash, Ilfotol rinse
Print:
31st May 2020, mid-afternoon
28ºC, relative humidity 45%
3ml Fotospeed Argyrotype sensitizer + 1 drop of let-down Tween 20, Bergger Cot320 11x14" paper.
Paper dried for approx 30 mins before exposure.
8'15" in full sun, Lotus 12x16" frame
5mins wash in 1.5l distilled water + squeeze lemon juice
5mins wash in 1.5l tap water
3mins wash in 2% hypo (4.5tbps to 1.5l tap water)
1 hour final soak (30mins face down, 30mins face up) in 3l tap water. Dried on clothes rack for a few hours, then dried for 2 days under boards (usually a week, but unseasonably hot weather!)
My eagerness to get working has tended to get the better of me: sometimes I expose the paper too soon and too much of the print washes off. Now I know that about 30mins in warm conditions is enough time to make a good print.
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