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

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

Not so, unfortunately;  I've always had Javascript enabled, and it's  
still enabled.  So that's not it in my case at least, but thanks for  
suggestion,
katharine


On Feb 11, 2008, at 2:17 AM, Iain wrote:

> 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