[alt-photo] Re: cyanotype

[Loris Medici]

I experienced a similar funny incident too:

I had put a half-full container of 35% (strong!) HCl in the closet near a -
half full, again - bottle of 25% (strong!) ammonia. When I opened the closet
few weeks later, everywhere was messed up with a white powder! (Ammonium
chloride that is...) Eventually, both the ammonia and HCl bottles were
leaking small amnt. of gas. The top of HCl bottle - near and around the cap
- was surrounded with ammonium chloride, indicating ammonia was evaporating
faster than HCl. As the result, I meticulously cleaned the closet, secured
the caps and separated the bottles. (This is in a new house, I was keeping
both bottles outside in the balcony at my old place. Unfortunately I don't
have a balcony in the new house...)

Regards,
Loris.


-----Original Message-----
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Christina Anderson
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:37 AM
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: cyanotype

I have to tell another funny.
BTW the chemistry is definitely not contaminated.
BUT listen to this speaking of contamination:  We had a row of prints
hanging in the one darkroom. I mixed a tray of ammonia for bleaching and tea
toning (100ml household ammonia for 1 liter).  I went out of the room, came
back, and the FUMES from the ammonia had changed all the prints hanging and
still wet to lavender (not the dry ones)!!! It was really pretty hilarious.
So whenever I think I have seen EVERYTHING under the sun with alt, something
else like this comes along.  Try it!! It's really a lovely purple.
Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com