[alt-photo] Re: wet-plate collodion

[Bob Barnes]

Thanks Joseph, you're helping me alot!
Bob


On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Joseph Smigiel wrote:

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> On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:39 PM, Bob Barnes wrote:
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>>  PSS; your arcticle on Unblinking Eye really encouraged me, but  
>> the toxicity is still intimidating.
>> Bob
>>
>
> Thanks Bob.  The toxicity is really not all that bad unless you  
> decide to use potassium cyanide fixer (which can easily be replaced  
> by standard sodium or thiosulfate fixers).  The explosive nature of  
> ether demands respect but otherwise, silver nitrate is the baddy  
> and most of us use that already on a regular basis when doing many  
> alternative processes.  You don't have to use stuff like cadmium  
> salts, concentrated acids, etc., because there are alternatives  
> that give pleasing results.
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