3x24x36 stitched. I do a lot of this.
3x24x36 stitched. I do a lot of this.
Three Shadows (my boys), 2008
Luffenholtz State Beach, CA
and
Stream, Great Basin National Park, 2008
2 1/4 neg - Platinum/palladium prints
Vaughn,
Are those contact prints from 2 1/4" square negatives?
Wayne
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I may have to do that. I recently learned of a photographer making 4x5 pt/pd contact prints. This is all very interesting.
Wayne
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I processed the film with Pt/pd printing in mind -- much more contrast (over-developed) than a "normal" negative. The plan (when I have the time) is a small hand-made book from this summer's adventures..though since it is already winter and I have made more negatives, I might extend the project's time-frame. Just a few copies with pt/pd prints somehow made into book form. The above prints were just to test the feasibility and determine brush strokes, contrast, etc.
I keep good records -- but of course this particular printing session I can not find. I printed one more last week...I used a mixture of 22 drops of Sol #1, 18 drops of palladium and 4 drops of NA2 -- then used 6 drops of this mixture for each print (neg on Arista Ultra). It was actually more of a "normal"contrast negative. The negatives shown here would have used less of the NA2 (a contrast-increasing form of platinum salts). Solution #1 is Ferric oxalate.
The posted images were taken with a Rolleiflex, but I have some Diana camera negs that I might also use.
Here is one more...
Lake Powell, 2008
on Arista Ultra
Vaughn,
You are my hero!
Wayne
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35mm landscape shot. Hepoköngäs (horse falls), Northern Finland. Autumn 1992.
Lens was standard 50mm.
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It works with the small images very well. But as in the Lake Powell image, one has to be careful of dark areas of the image being close to the edge -- and getting lost with the emulsion frame around it.
Venchka -- I am doing another printing session tonight, and plan on making some more of the 2 1/4 negatives. If I have a successful evening, I'll post some more next week (since you have successfully swelled my head ).
Vaughn
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