Kind of Blue
awty

Kind of Blue

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Actually more of a Teal, scanner never gets it right.
Cyanotype.
No crop.
New camera, new lens, new process.
Didnt have enough light, so couldn't use a contrast filter, had the lens wide open @1/2sec, so I just went with the low contrast, soft focus, fade into blue, kinda works.
Location
Garage
Equipment Used
Orbit 8x10 or SBC (stupidly big camera), woolensak raptor 15" about 2' from subject and a big bellows draw.
Exposure
f5.6, 1/2sec
Film & Developer
aritsa edu 100 8x10
Paper & Developer
contact print on 8x10 cotton rag, classic cyanotype
A wonderful image.
 
Talk about matching the toning to the mood of the composition. Nicely done, Awty.
 
Keep struggling w/ that, Awty. For me - most stuff doesn't look better blue. But here it *does*. Your brown Van Dyke stuff has me squirming - really adds a nice touch. You've done some experimenting (blue gas pump) - which is different - but you seem to have a feel for what adds & what distracts. It does inspire. You can bet I'll be reading more on Van Dyke.
 
@HiHoSilver You should at least try VDB Mr Silver, pretty easy and inexpensive and at the end of the day you will have a picture you can hang on the wall. You can convert one of your negatives to a 8x10 digital transparency, so you dont even need a stupidly big camera.
http://sandykingphotography.com/resources/technical-writing/vandyke
https://www.bostick-sullivan.com/cart/48/52/
Would recommend the 1% Gold/Thiourea toner to get some depth.
Oh I just use a cheap picture frame for the contact printer and the sun is cheap and plentiful uv.
 
'Puts me on temptation's rusty rack. 'Most gracious & helpful, Awty. Thank You.
 

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