[alt-photo] Re: Gum over cyanotype question

[Peter Blackburn]

Hi Loris: Yes, you are quite right. Cyano-gum is sure intense. And normally that would appeal to me,but the intensity of most cyano-gum usually comes from one color — cyan. Sort of likea horn player in trio playing too loud and slightly off key (cyan tends to grate on me). I'd rather the cyan be balanced by the other two members of the group. I know cyan is appropriate for tricolor, but if a blue has to play a solo part, I'd much rather listen to, or look at an ultramarine or cobalt. That's just my quirky bias. Also, I prefer that gum do all the heavy lifting rather than having to "get by" or "get high with a little help from my friends (cyanotype)." Just a little, very little, humor fora Tuesday morning. PS: The apparent increase in sharpness is certainly one clever advantage to result from themixing of the breeds. :-) All the best to you, Loris—and all!

Peter > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:57:23 +0200
> From: mail at loris.medici.name
> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Gum over cyanotype question
> 
> Well Peter, I definitely remember to you have wrote somewhere that you
> like (not the exact words) live / intense colors...
> 
> Unfortunately, de gustibus non est disputandum ;)
> 
> Regards,
> Loris.
> 
> 
> 27 Şubat 2012 23:33 tarihinde Peter Blackburn <blackburnap at hotmail.com> yazdı:
> >
> > ...But much if not most other gum over cyano work I've seen is a bit objectionable
> > for the very reason you mention, Diana.  On the other hand the intense blue might
> > be appealing to many as they associate it with theblue of a regular cyanotype.
> > I can only appreciate cyanotype when it has been toned...
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