RE: Lumin prints tests

Darryl,
I am using plain gold chloride/ sodium chloride (actually sodium
tetrachloroaurate) and dilute chrysotype chemistry brushed onto papers.
Marek, Houston

. > Marek, I did mean columns. sorry if it's confusing, but those top two
> (from right) are not fixed yet... I'm keeping them in dark storage for
> an indefinite time period. Column one show the effect of before and
> after plain hypo fixing.
>
> what gold toner formula are you using?
>
> Darryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mmatusz@pdq.net [mailto:mmatusz@pdq.net]
> Sent: Sat 9/3/2005 12:00 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Lumin prints tests
>
> Darryl,
> I jumped into it with gold toning right away. What an assortment of
> oranges and lavenders. It is so mucgh easier to preserve the original
> tones that way. I also have an almost neutral gray print form goldd
> toning.
> Are two teo prints in the top right corner fixed? Did you mean rows or
> columns?
> Sun is out again, more exposeures. I have coated a piece of paper with
> NaSCN solution. It is outside now.
> Marek, Houston
>> FYI -
>>
>> Column A = unfixed, post exposure
>> Column B = fixed, no (or little) dark storage
>>
>> Darryl
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Baird, Darryl [mailto:dbaird@umflint.edu]
>> Sent: Sat 9/3/2005 11:07 AM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: RE: Lumin prints tests
>>
>> OK, still having fun with the lumin prints. Here's the results of
>> leaving two images in their relative 'contact frame' overnight. I've
>> combined the four into a little "chart."
>>
>> http://www.darrylbaird.com/ALT/ContactSheet01.jpg
>>
>> Darryl
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Baird, Darryl [mailto:dbaird@umflint.edu]
>> Sent: Fri 9/2/2005 5:57 PM
>> To: Alt Photo
>> Subject: Lumin prints tests
>>
>> OK, I admit I was taken by those lovely print examples (thanks,
> Kerik)
>> and their outrageous colors. After Chris' post about handling in
>> daylight and long exposure times I tried two more (first test
>> yesterday on Luminous VC RC was unimpressive) attempts with Ilford
>> Warmtone, fiber paper. Of these two, both exibited a pronounced
>> pink-red color underneath the plant leaves and an 'aura-like' area
>> around the plants. Unfortunately on immersion in a 10% hypo
> solution,
>> the pink-red fades away into a nice golden yellow. I scanned the
>> second attempt (2+ hours) before fixing. I'm placing it on the
>> Internet at http://www.darrylbaird.com/ALT/Lumin02_9_02_05.jpg
>>
>> after the fixed version is dry, I'll post it as well
>>
>> the first of the later two had a dark storage time of at least four
>> hours. I'm 'cooking two more as I write and plan to leave them in my
>> yard overnight... I'll report back yet again then.
>>
>> .... boy is this fun or what!?
>>
>> Darryl Baird
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Received on Tue Sep 6 08:33:46 2005