Rowe's Wharf

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  David A. Goldfarb

• Apr 27, 2007

This toning works really well for this scene. It looks split-toned.

 

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  Sanjay Sen

• Apr 27, 2007

I absolutely love the look of this - it would be beautiful to look at in person, I'm sure. I think it's a very good choice of subject and process. Thank you for sharing!

 

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  Michel Hardy-Vallée

• Apr 27, 2007

Fantastic! It's like split-toned print at amp level 11, mixed with lith contrast.

 

• John McCallum

• Apr 27, 2007

Wonderful !

 

• rrankin

• Apr 27, 2007

Absolutely gorgeous - far better than any cyanotype I've ever done! Cheers, Richard

 

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  Gay Larson

• Apr 27, 2007

Really nice and perfect for this scene. It would be lovely regardless of the process but this really works well. Thanks for posting.

 

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  jovo

• Apr 28, 2007

There's a very engaging bit of tension (potential animation) where the strong horizontals meet in front of (what looks like) a cruise ship. The arch seems ready to receive the small domed building with just a little nudge from the ship. Also, the ancient looking wharf on the lhs and the cruise ship form nicely symmetrical pointers into the body of the beautifully toned composition. Well done!

 

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  Thomas Bertilsson

• Apr 28, 2007

These cyanotypes look incredibly interesting to me. The relationship between new and old is almost surreal with the big modern yacht to the right in contrast to the old building to the left, as well as the stone building with the arch.
The tone with the black tea really helps the blue color along. Wonderful photograph all together.

Since it's in the technical gallery, what does tea toning do for permanence? Good, bad, neutral? I'm curious.

- Thomas

 

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  DrPablo

• Apr 28, 2007

Thanks for the really nice comments, they're much appreciated!

Thomas, if anything I think the tea toning will help prevent fading. That's because ferric ferrocyanide (the blue pigment) tends to fade in alkaline environments but is maintained in acidic environments, Tea is quite acidic. Of course the other side of the coin is how well the parchment holds up to the acidic environment, and I have no idea about that one.

 

• Thomassauerwein

• Apr 28, 2007

Great!!!