RE: success!

that's good news...

In my paper tests, BFK fared poorly with Argyro. Some of the best
prints I made during that summer were on Arches Platine, but that
paper is too expensive for my everyday use. If I was doing a large and
important exhibition I'd seriously consider it... but that's me.

Darryl

-----Original Message-----
From: epona [mailto:acolyta@napc.com]
Sent: Fri 1/9/2004 11:20 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Cc: epona
Subject: success!
 
I have found the holy grail of papers and it's name is Buxton.

This paper is simply luscious, the fine silk of the paper world. It
is
white and a little on the delicate-thin side, with some tooth. I
received some in the mail last night and made a quick test print. I
won't say it's solved all my problems, only prozac could do that, :)
but the coating of sensitizer is visibly smoother. My Dmax is a rich

chocolate brown (yummy), and my exposure time was cut in half! There

is a very tiny amount of the bronzing we've been discussing on the
edges where the sensitizer was thinly coated. I read in Dick Stevens'

tome on Kallitype last night he attributes this to not enough silver
in
the sensitizer! But after reading Mark Nelson's account, I think I'll

start by adding a humidifier. I'll let you know if that helps.

I also purchased some Rives BFK today and will test that as well.
Thanks so much everyone for all your advice; you've been a boon.

Cheers,
Christine

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