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

[Ken Sinclair]

On 30-Aug-11, at 2:15 PM, David Ashcraft wrote:

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

You mean philosphically?


8-)

ken




> 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."
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
>> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On  
>> Behalf Of
>> David Ashcraft
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:50 AM
>> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
>> 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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