RE: One coat gum - first one for me - how is it for you?

Katharine, I think you should be reading more carefully before commenting on
others comments. If you were doing so, you wouldn't have to take the trouble
to write such a long mail "for nothing". It is very very obvious that dmax
and contrast are highly subjective / personal preference. So that, I find
extremely silly to argue and discuss about it - I mean this topic is so
elementary / banale / dull / (pick similar adjectives of your preference) to
discuss in this context and audience.

A simple list:
- David requested our subjective opinions (see the question in the subject
line please)
- I provided mine (and it was a very positive opinion). And I think if David
can't stand (or can't defend himself against) any personal / subjective
remark / criticism, he shouldn't be into photography, alt-processes, arts in
general...
- I like pictorialist aesthetic very much (Can you please tell how you have
reached that conclusion?... Errr, I've changed my mind, please don't; I'm
not in a mood to read nonsense...)

My 1 New Turkish Lira,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com]
Sent: 07 Haziran 2006 Çarşamba 20:27
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: One coat gum - first one for me - how is it for you?
...

As to the contrast in David's print specifically: I've already touched on
the DMax (the idea that you can't get a deep DMax in one coat is silly, as I
and Chris and Judy others have demonstrated, but whether you can or can't
has a lot to do with the choice of pigment). As to the lack of paper white,
I am willing to take David's word that there's nothing in the image that's
intended to be paper white, that the negative has no areas that aren't
designed to allow some slight hardening of gum, and in fact I think a white
note in that image would disturb the mood and would be jarring. The image
is peaceful and contemplative, a nice pictorialist mood that is enhanced by
the choice of contrast. Loris obviously doesn't like a pictorialist
aesthetic but I don't think it's very useful to impose our aesthetic
preferences onto others' work; there's room here for all aesthtic intents
and purposes.

I like the print, as it is.

My 2cents,
Katharine
Received on 06/07/06-12:37:49 PM Z