[alt-photo] Re: Fumed silica and palladium printing

[David Ashcraft]

Should we say "phobic flies and philic prints will never mix" ; ')

On Aug 30, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Richard Sullivan wrote:

> There are many kinds of fumed silica. The two major types are  
> hydrophilic
> (likes water) and hydrophobic (doesn't like water.) Obviously people  
> fishing
> for flies use the latter. We use the former.
>
> Like the frog says, "Time's fun when you're having flies."
>
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> David Ashcraft
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:50 AM
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> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Fumed silica and palladium printing
>
> Wow, what week!  High water year for the Sierra Nevada, streams have
> been dangerous for swimmers.  While photographing a stream I had a
> young mother and her two young children get carried over a waterfall
> into the area I was photographing.  They disappeared underwater for a
> very long time, thought I would have to climb to that pool and dive
> into to rescue them but they surfaced and were carried to the edge
> where the water poured out to the 100 foot falls.  The mother was able
> to hang on until I climbed over to them and pulled them out one by
> one.  They surely would have perished had I not been there.
>
>
> Fumed silica is used by my friend who fly fishes, by applying a small
> amount to his fingers and then rubbing the dry flies with it, says it
> helps the dry flies to float on the surface of the water.
>
> David
>
> On Aug 21, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Richard Sullivan wrote:
>
>> Oh, I wasn't aware that people fished for flies, only thought it was
>> for
>> fish.
>>
>> Ok, enough bad jokes.
>>
>> I'll have to go and look up what fly fisherman use and why.
>>
>> Ok, I looked and am still mystified. Seems there is some used as a
>> floatant,
>> whatever that is. Also some is mixed with silica gel and put in the
>> waders
>> to absorb water.
>>
>> You tell me. This is interesting.
>>
>>
>
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