Alt Exchange Round 5 - August 2007

Poor NHS...

if only we could ban sport and diy we'd save the country millions Get well soon Phill

philldresser said:

I'm going to be even later than expected as I have now managed to throw my back out and laid up in bed for a few days. Not pleasant

Apologies

Phill

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Just received a gorgeous Palladium print of a stream in winter from FredW, great tonal range, detail and highlights, I'm most impressed.

I would also like to add the print has great depth and richness...thank you

My prints will go out on Tuesday of next week. I'll save everyone the complete and utter boredome of details as to why I am late! Thanks for everyone's patience.

Best,

Monty

Thanks to FredW

UKJohn said:

Just received a gorgeous Palladium print of a stream in winter from FredW, great tonal range, detail and highlights, I'm most impressed.

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As I did yesterday, but the postman had it to be fit in my to small postbox, so it has to flatten down the next days
But thank you for this nice print!

regards,
Anke

Recieved to day a very well presented and impressive Argyrotype from Anke Drewitz. It is a very elegant piece of work, thank you. It also makes me want to try my hand at Argyrotypes - I think I could be busy over the coming months!

Recieved Henning's lovely dreamlike gum/cyanotype pinhole cityscape yesterday-thanks!I've tried gum before and it's easy to get somekind of result initially,but not always so easy to go further.Alt processes and pinhole do seem to be made for each other.

Whew! I printed my prints last night. Now I have to package them. If I do that before noon, I'll have time to get to the post office to send them off today, else it will have to be during the week next week when I have time.

Regards, Art.

Stunning print from Henning - gum over cyanotype. Wonderful result from a pinhole paper neg too - very creative Henning!

Anke Drewitz said:

As I did yesterday, but the postman had it to be fit in my to small postbox, so it has to flatten down the next days
But thank you for this nice print!

regards,
Anke

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Sorry to here that they bent the package, I had placed the cardboard inside so that it would not be too easy to bend, but I suppose where there's will there is a way.

If you have a drymount press, rewet the print in water, let it air dry on a screen, and a few minutes in the press, between two pieces of matt board, usually does the trick.

I made the prints today and hope to get them out soon. Will post here when I get them sent.

Prints are done and drying as I type. I hope to get them to the post today before last call but more than likely they will go in first thing in the morning. Hope all enjoy the efforts.

Thanks FredW for another great print. Have to start requesting you in my group I suppose.

best,

Monty

Roll on the next round!

I will be sending out my prints tomorrow afternoon.

Zebra said:

Prints are done and drying as I type. I hope to get them to the post today before last call but more than likely they will go in first thing in the morning. Hope all enjoy the efforts.

Thanks FredW for another great print. Have to start requesting you in my group I suppose.

best,

Monty

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Thank you for the kind words, Monty. I am also looking forward to receiving your print also. It has been great seeing how others see in the medium. There are very few Platinum/Palladium printers in Calgary, and I introduced some of them to the process. I have found that everybody develops their own way of seeing in the process, and its quite invigourating.

Got back from my hols to find a very nice set of cyanotypes from Heather. Many thanks. If you need any info on UK sources for mounting/mats etc, PM me.

Also, I'm glad Heather and Diane received their prints in one piece. Phill: I hope you're feeling better. I too suffer from a shot back and know how debilitating it can be. You want to get yourself a nice small digicam, or better still, use the one in your phone . Did you get your print, BTW?

Geoff

I got home from work, and found that John's and Anke's prints in my mailbox. Thank you for the wonderful prints.

Anke: I loved the depth and details in the print, and the brush strokes just add to the composition. It's a technique I also use on occasion. Interesting, just looked up the Argyrotype process, and may have found out that clearing my VDB's in chlorinated tap water may be causing the colour which I do not like. I am also interested in your technique for generating the enlarged negative, I had used in the past, but a two step process, a intermediate film positive, then onto the final negative. Thank you.

John: I loved the feeling of enveloping light on your print, and the great tonal range. It has also motivated me to explore the urban landscape more, we are often distracted in Calgary by the proximity of the mountains, and provincial parks, that we often overlook what we see everyday. Thank you.

Black Dog and CarlRadford,

did anyone of you get my prints? It's close to two weeks since I mailed them.

Getting worried here...

Henning

Diane, Heather and Geoff

Came home froma short spell in hospital to receive all 3 of your prints. All are wonderful. I'll get mine done asap
Thanks

Phill

timeUnit said:

Black Dog and CarlRadford,

did anyone of you get my prints? It's close to two weeks since I mailed them.

Getting worried here...

Henning

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Hi Henning

Yes I have your print - and I apologise for the delay in acknowledging you! Henning has created a wonderful image from a pinhole camera and use the gum over process to ceate an inspirational image. Many thanks indeed!

All the very best, Carl

Personal apology to Fred, Monty, Anke and John. I swear I will send these prints out. They are done, I just haven't packaged them for the mail. I am very sorry for being so late.

Now, you guys are adding to my guilt, since the prints I have received from everyone are so beautiful. Where do I start?

John sent an 8x10 salt print of an empty building interior. Not only have I never seen one, he also sent a fantastic write up AND also sent the formula. Talk about rubbing salt in my guilty wounds! John, thank you so much for this beautiful print and detailed write up.

Fred also sent an 8x10, but this is a palladium-platinum print of a stream on very cold winter day in Calgary. I can't get large areas of white as white as you have in this image Fred. I like the detail showing through too.

Anke sent a 4x5 cyanotype of the interior of a local church. The image, with the border patterns, really conveys an image of depth. I guess one day, when I'm old and on my deathbed, I think this would be the path I'd like to take to the light. Assuming I'm heading upwards instead of downwards, that is. Oh who am I kidding?

Finally, I am saving the best for last. I just cannot describe how completely overwhelmed I am with the print I got from Monty. All I can say is I absolutely love this image. Seriously, if I miss the post office again this weekend, it will be because I will be having this print custom matted, mounted and framed. To me, it's just a spectacular print.

Regards, Art.

Hi Art,

Thanks for the positive feed back and I'm pleased you enjoyed the print.

John

Monty,

Like Art I'm well impressed with your print (as is my partner - she just loves it), loads of detail and I love images that always reveal something new everytime I go back and have and have a look. But what I like most is the size of the negative, wow thats just such a great size. Am I right in assuming that is the neg and not an interneg?

As I said to FredW I'm going to have to have a crack at Platinum/Palladium prints, I've already had a look at B&S starter kits!

Thanks for sharing such a great image.

Cheers

John

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Thanks to FredW, UKJohn and Art for their nice words, I'm pleased to hear you like my print.

UKJohn,
thanks for this interesting print, I never got this tonality and colour with my first steps in salted paper printing, so I have a new target to reach

Monty,
I'm overwhelmed by your print, the size, accuracy and everything..., but if you want to share I would like to know something about your process, some technical details please.

Fred,
thank you again for your print, it was not bended, only the borders were affected and I'm sure this will flatten down, if not I will follow your suggestions.

And thanks to all, as the prints show to me a very different point of view than mine.

FredW said:

Interesting, just looked up the Argyrotype process, and may have found out that clearing my VDB's in chlorinated tap water may be causing the colour which I do not like.

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Sometimes a hot Iron can change the colour of a VDB to a more neutral brown like the one one gets with Argyrotype.

FredW said:

I am also interested in your technique for generating the enlarged negative, I had used in the past, but a two step process, a intermediate film positive, then onto the final negative. Thank you.

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Fred: are there any more things you want to know about the process than I mentioned in the enclosed letter?

Regards,
Anke

CarlRadford said:

Hi Henning

Yes I have your print - and I apologise for the delay in acknowledging you! Henning has created a wonderful image from a pinhole camera and use the gum over process to ceate an inspirational image. Many thanks indeed!

All the very best, Carl

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Yes-and many thanks!2nd all of the above