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odd result with cyanotype
Just thought this was worth a mention - I'd been having trouble with Ware's
cyanotypes, and as several people recommended I changed to a cheaper
paper. It was a success!
However, I was experimenting with double coating and the paper just
couldn't take it. It's a somewhat slick card stock and the foam brush I
was using abraded the paper. I exposed it anyway and it took longer to
expose than the previous one. The strange thing was, when I dropped it in
the water bath, it suddenly got a whole heck of a lot darker! The image
was more or less perfect before the bath - then suddenly the highlights are
in the mid-tone range!
I was able to rescue the image by spraying with a dilute ammonia solution
(which in a Ware's cyanotype changes the color only temporarily, and
generally bleaches the image) and washing for a REALLY long time. The
highlights are sort of yellow but I like it. I'll scan the image for the
Rocky Mountain Photographers Forum for the April gallery - it will probably
be up next week - if anyone wants to see this image. http://rmp.opusis.com/
Kathryn Garrison