Re: Platinum print stain

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From: Sarah Van Keuren (svk@steuber.com)
Date: 05/18/00-07:54:48 PM Z


> Tillman Crane wrote:
>> ... It also sounds like a bronzing effect that happens with over exposure on
>> palladium prints.
>
> It would be nice if someone could quantify this bronzing effect. It
> must depend on more than just over exposure. I have a particular
> negative that requires almost a three hour exposure and the uncovered
> edge coating does not display any signs of bronzing nor solarization.
> Typical exposures are 6.5 minutes with this light source.
>
> At higher than 80F temperatures and higher than 70% RH, I have noticed
> some random bronzing and solarization effects. However, I do not know
> of any conditions that can consistently produce the bronzing effect.

My students consistently get the bronzing effect in the edge coating and
sometimes in the most open parts of the negative when they overexpose
palladium prints. Ernestine Ruben said that one or two drops of platinum
mixed with the palladium could prevent this from happening but we have not
tried that solution.

Sarah Van Keuren


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