Topic: My cyanotyped vintage slides

[Heather]

I figured this is a whole post in itself.

So... here are the vintage B&W slides I bought (digisnaps)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/sets/72157625437845468/

I took those and put them on AristaII Ortho Litho film (5x7inch) and developed that in Ilford Multigrade 1+9 for 30-40seconds, stopbath for 10 seconds, fix for 30 seconds (it's very VERY thin stuff, this is more than enough). Rinse well. hang to dry.

Printed those onto Arches Platine paper using traditional cyanotype formula.

Phew. ANYWAY, here they are. I have another diptych to print, I think. Ran out of coated paper for the day.




pinch/poke


adjust/tilt


hold/admire


feet <-- Apparently I ran out of creativity finally and can't think of a proper title for this one. Please suggest one though no guarantees I'll use it 

[original_ann]

Beautiful Heather!  I'm not good with titles, but I just love the 1st one and pinch&poke )

[Greys on Grey]

you're healed..

[Francois]

The pinch somehow makes me think of Mr. Spock... a memory of a former life as a big Star Trek fan...

As for the feet, they say that two are better than one

[sapata]

These are great ! The cyanotype added a different mood to the slides...

[Photo_Utopia]

They look even better as cyanotypes. I just love the hold/admire one it's surreal – great!
Mark

[stevesegz]

These came out great Heather, A good find hey?
Not good with titles. My all time favourite is 'untitled'.

[Francois]

I just noticed they are two left foot... maybe there's a title to get out of there.

[gothamtomato]

I find the first one especially, to be very beautiful.

I'm sure you know to be very careful with the Cyanotype chemicals, right? A number of years ago I assisted for a Cyanotype class and got so, so sick from being in the darkroom with the chemicals, I couldn't go back. That never happened with any other photography process.

[Heather]

I'm sure you know to be very careful with the Cyanotype chemicals, right? A number of years ago I assisted for a Cyanotype class and got so, so sick from being in the darkroom with the chemicals, I couldn't go back. That never happened with any other photography process.

You're still the only person I've ever heard of who has the misfortune of getting ill from cyanotype chemicals    I don't see how unless you were fling around the ammonium citrate green so it'd kick up dust. Ammonium Ferric Citrate is actually used in foodstuffs, it's listed on a certain "iron" soda popular in Scotland. Pot.Ferri is even less likely to kick up dust because it looks like red table salt. Once it's all into solution there's no smells or fumes. Sunprint paper for kids is just cyanotype-soaked & dried paper...

You weren't mixing the solution with a strong (like HCL - not straight vinegar) acid, right? And there wasn't the smell of almonds anywhere ... ?(! that's cyanide gas smell by the way)

I could see your point if it was the 1 solution, more complex cyanotype(II) formula that Dr. Mike Ware came up with. That is suppose to be a bit more toxic. I mostly disagree on Dr. Ware's "disadvantages" points of the traditional formula so I just stick with the traditional formula. His formula seems to involve heating at some stage too...

[formica]

these are fantastic! i wish i had something more concrete to say than that, but i'm afraid it'll have to do.

              william

[gothamtomato]

You're still the only person I've ever heard of who has the misfortune of getting ill from cyanotype chemicals    I don't see how unless you were fling around the ammonium citrate green so it'd kick up dust. 

Lucky me.

I do think it was a ventilation/dust issue (obviously, really). I wasn't the one handling the chemicals - the teacher was, but whatever was there caught in my throat and made me sick. Very disappointing too, because  not only wanted to keep the assisting job, but I also wanted to play with the process.

[Pete_R]

I find the first one especially, to be very beautiful.

I'm sure you know to be very careful with the Cyanotype chemicals, right? A number of years ago I assisted for a Cyanotype class and got so, so sick from being in the darkroom with the chemicals, I couldn't go back. That never happened with any other photography process.

As a matter of interest, what were your symptoms? Were you physically sick or something else? Only reason for asking is I was doing some Ctypes yesterday and I was really sick last night for no apparent reason. Never had problems before but it was just a thought. And which process were you using? I use Mike Ware's version.

[gothamtomato]

As a matter of interest, what were your symptoms? Were you physically sick or something else? Only reason for asking is I was doing some Ctypes yesterday and I was really sick last night for no apparent reason. Never had problems before but it was just a thought. And which process were you using? I use Mike Ware's version.

I could feel the chemicals catch in my throat. And it started with just getting seriously dizzy & flushed, almost like I was going to faint, and then just felt extreme nausea.

I don't remember what version we were using but it was in a classroom/darkroom setting & it over ten years ago.

[Pete_R]

it started with just getting seriously dizzy

Well that part's the same. My head was spinning so bad I couldn't stand up. Maybe a coincidence but I don't know why I was sick and there could be something in this. I'm not jumping to conclusions though. It could have been the cider...