Re: My first platinum-palladium over gold leaf prints

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

i have the same problem, Rajul, also with Safari and OS 10.4.  All I  
see is the page background, no images.
Katharine


On Feb 10, 2008, at 8:39 AM, Rajul wrote:

> Dan, All I could see of your .com/gold image was a textured rich  
> gray surface with a lighter center. This was on Safari. I dare not  
> use Explorer because it creates freezing problems.
>
> Any suggestions?  Thanks.  Rajul
>
>
>
> On 9-Feb-08, at 6:48 PM, Dan Burkholder wrote:
>
>
> > This evening I finally photographed the first group of platinum/ 
> > palladium over gold leaf prints. I've printed more than the nine  
> > on this site but these are the most successful to date. After  
> > doing a lot of inkjet printing over the past couple years, it felt  
> > very refreshing to be involved with handmade processes once again.  
> > In some way, this work is almost a rebellion to the direction most  
> > photography is taking. The prints are small (4"x6" up to  
> > 5.5"x8.5"), unlike the trend to giantism that the medium is  
> > experiencing. I also wanted to make prints with a look and feel  
> > unlike anything we can produce with an inkjet printer.
> >
> > I started testing different vellums and sizes in December and am  
> > starting to get a feel for what works and what doesn't. The harder  
> > issue (for me at least) is learning what type of images work well  
> > in this combination and which don't. It's like all of photography;  
> > the "why's" are always more difficult than the "how's."
> >
> > The images themselves are a mix of old and new, taking some years- 
> > old images that are favorites along with new work from our new  
> > home in upstate New York and exploring the print impact with the  
> > gold. The "Flatiron in Spring, New York" image is my first effort  
> > at bimetal gilding. The Flatiron is in palladium leaf and the rest  
> > of the print is in 24K gold. I'm eager to do more of this Au/Pd  
> > leafing. I gotta admit that there's something fun about making  
> > prints in which the final image is comprised of three precious  
> > metals, all of which are completely insensitive to light. ;^)
> >
> > I will be out of pocket for a couple of days and won't be able to  
> > reply very promptly to questions or comments.
> >
> > Thanks for looking here:
> >
> > www.DanBurkholder.com/gold
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > info@DanBurkholder.com
> > www.DanBurkholder.com