Re: Safari solution - [was My first platinum-palladium over gold leafprints]

[Iain <iain.coghill@eiflex.com>]

I think you guys having problems seeing Dan's pictures may have 
Javascript disabled in your browser. Enable it - it really is not a 
significant security problem - and enjoy the images.

Iain

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