Lily

• TPPhotog

• Sep 5, 2004

Good composition and I love the toning, what did you use?

 

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  clogz

• Sep 5, 2004

Not bad, Marc.

 

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  Marc Leest

• Sep 5, 2004

I used Agfa Viradon, indirect toned -

 

• Magic Rat

• Sep 5, 2004

What is indirect toning?

 

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  Marc Leest

• Sep 5, 2004

Viradon is a direct toner: you immerse the finished print directly into the toner working solution. This works fine with most papers but not with Ilford MG IV. It hardly reacts with viradon.
Indirect toning is using a bleaching agent (i used a potassiumferricyanide solution but other agents are possible) to bleach out the print and then toning in viradon. Gives a nice and subtle result.

 

• Leon

• Sep 6, 2004

i find the burnt-out white areas on the right side too distracting. Nice toning though

 

• ijsbeer

• Jun 8, 2007

Very nice Marc. Good use of the toning and good composition.