Mad Hatter's Time

wonderful, the backwards time is the key for me ... I like this one as much as the other one , but this one is more of a metaphor , where the other is more intense emotionally... Nice single source light

Thank you for posting,

Ilya

very impressive .... I'm amazed at the clarity and depth of your plates ....

I *love* it. Excellent.

Nice!

Perfection.

Such an inspiration...your mad hatter is part of my dreams. K

The lighting is astounding...thought wetplate was UV sensitive only, studio strobes won't register? Maybe I'm wrong on that. Stellar image, in any case.

Wow! This is great.

gene

A really phenomenal portrait! I agree with Ilya that the clock pulls it all together.

Thank you all of you for watching and commenting with such kind words.
Some comments from me.

Ilya, actually this is two source light - I places a small light source behind the model.

Colin, you're correct - collodion is much more sensitive to UV. For this and other 90% of my plates I use self-made continues lighting (http://www.ambrotype.ru/blog/wetplate3/01.jpg). But some time I use flashes (Profoto 1200Ws + Profoto 600Ws) - the trick is to remove all glass diffusers and leave only flash tube (it made from special glass which transmits UV). You also have to place flash about 1m from he sitter. Or you can use prof strobes with 2400 or even 4800 Ws.