Cyanotype Photograms
Cyanotype, invented in 1842 by John Herschel, is an iron-based photosenstive system resulting in images formed from Prussian Blue. Photograms are made by placing opaque or translucent items directly on
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A Trip to the Fair
Yesterday, my friend Victor and I visited the Cornish Fair in, of all places, Cornish NH! My interest was mainly in the ox pulling events. For some inexplicable reason I
Finished Work / Toned Cyanotypes
I have spent the past week making two batches of toned cyanotypes. The first three prints (square images showing the entire sheet of paper) are from exposures made last weekend
Toning Cyanotypes
I haven’t made a cyanotype in more than four years. However, about six weeks ago an on-line friend posted a really nice cyanotype that he had toned with ‘sumac gall’.
Ten Species – Ninety Minutes
This afternoon with the temperature in the 70s F, sunny skies and no wind (i.e. ideal odeing weather) I spent an hour and a half (5:00 to 6:30 PM) photographing
Platinum/Palladium Prints
I spent yesterday afternoon in my basement dim room for the first time in several months. I made six small (4×5 inch) platinum/palladium prints of exposures I made back in
Gregg Lake Moose
Late this afternoon, I spent about forty minutes watching (and photographing) a young male moose in shallows of Gregg Lake north of the road*. Much of the time the light
First Ode Photos of 2024
I observed the first of the seasons dragonflies (Hudsonian White-faces) in our yard a couple of weeks ago. However, today was the first day I got out to photograph odes.
A Few Other Photos from Star Island
There are lots of interesting subjects on Star Island to photograph besides the birds. Thus, I sometimes point my camera at these things. Rarely, however, do I switch away from
Forty-Eight Hours on Star Island
This week I spent 48 hours on Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, photographing birds during the northward migration. The trip was organized by Eric Masterson. I took