Re: Cyanotypes on glass

Me too. ASA 1.5 in the 7x17 pinhole. Exposures are about 8 minutes in summer
Arizona sunlight. Thank the gods this stuff doesn't need MY favorite filter
the #29 red. Man, that would reduce me to 1-week exposures, crippled by the
limitations of this dim southwest summer light. Timo, maybe in Finland you
could try four-month exposures with a pinhole? I think Guiness World Records
would be calling you on the phone. You'd have plenty of time to talk to
them, too! Very, very long cigarette breaks up there in December, I imagine.

Mike Healy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" <holtsg@duke.usask.ca>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Cyanotypes on glass

>
> lith film shot and processed for continuous tone has an ASA of 1 to ~12
> depending upon the developer used. I use it in pinhole cameras, my
> shutter is a piece of black electrical tape :)
>
> Gord
>
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Timo Sund wrote:
>
> >
> > > I recommend that you use lithographic film inside your field camera
and
> > > contact copy it to cyanotype.
> >
> > I got that suggestion somewhere else too. Might give it a try. I might
need
> > shutter for my camera first.
> >
> > Yesterday sun shined about 2h and I had no time to set my camera :-(
> >
> > Now I'm testing coating metalplates with tar. Coated plate easily but it
> > takes very long time to harden. And fumes are strong but pleasant.
> >
> > > You will turn rich in no time!
> >
> > Rich by honest working? Not never! (in)famous maybe but rich. I doubt.
> >
> > > But that will not be satisfactory for your masochism, I am afraid!
> >
> > might be close enough... perhaps?
> >
> > > Anyway - good luck!
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Timo Sund
> > Kiihtelysvaara, Finland
Received on Sun Dec 7 00:46:19 2003