Re: My first platinum-palladium over gold leaf prints

[Rajul <eyeear@telus.net>]

Thanks Don , but I cannot access it. Rajul


On 10-Feb-08, at 8:51 AM, Don Bryant wrote:

> Try Mozilla Firefox.
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> Don Bryant
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajul [mailto:eyeear@telus.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:40 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: My first platinum-palladium over gold leaf prints
>
> 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
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>
> On 9-Feb-08, at 6:48 PM, Dan Burkholder wrote:
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> > 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