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Norwich Catholic Cathedral - Kallitype

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:57 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by philldresser
Only recently started posting here so I thought I'd show some of the LF work I have been attempting. This is a recent LF shot (5x4) taken a few weeks ago.

Image

Camera : Cambo SC
Lens : Schneider 150mm
Film : FP4
Exposure : 3.5 mins
Dev : Pyrocat-HD (2:2:100)
Print Process : Kallitype
Print Dev : Borax

All comments welcome!

Phill

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:03 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by sandeha
It's a beauty with immediate impact.

I guess my only question would be how long did it take to perfect this printing technique ???

Norwich Catholic Cathedral

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:09 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Lynne Evans
That is jolly nice! :)

Lynne

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:22 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by gari
Very nice. I love the light and long tonal range, very smooth scale. I have seen a fair few P/P and Van Dyke contacts, via a monitor at least, but not kallitypes. Another to add to the list!

I love the subject too, we have a well known Abbey here abouts and some nice small chuches and I must say that I feel ecleseastic architechture lends itself well to Alt processes particularly and B+W generally.

3.5 mins eh what time of day? did you have out of hours access or did you have to live with other visitors?
Was the film dev normal or did you extend or compress the tones?

This image exemplifies the very reason I am keen to get into Alt Processes and the kind of image I find interesting and pleasing.
Well composed, well exposed with a long tonal range and profficiently printed. I would love to see a real print.

I am planning to start contact printing when I have found a space for a small darkroom and also sorted my color workflow. I have been looking at 5x7 or 10x8, I guess I am about 6 months to a year away.
Gari

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:35 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by philldresser
Thanks to all who commented.

Sandeha
I would be lying if I said that I had mastered the process. In fact I have made less than 30 prints in total using this technique. However it is reasonably straight forward to do. I have played with Cyanotypes aswell which is where I learnt the coating methods etc. It is really straightforward, I promise.
gari wrote:...I have seen a fair few P/P and Van Dyke contacts, via a monitor at least, but not kallitypes. Another to add to the list!
The kallitype process is a very close relative to the Van Dyke.
gari wrote:3.5 mins eh what time of day? did you have out of hours access or did you have to live with other visitors?
Shot was taken around 11am on a Saturday morning. There was a mass going on in one of the small chapels during my shoot. I was actually shooting outside when the preist came over and invited me in. Must have been the shock of seeing a real camera.
gari wrote:Was the film dev normal or did you extend or compress the tones?
The SBR was high and the neg was compressed to keep detail in the windows.
gari wrote:This image exemplifies the very reason I am keen to get into Alt Processes and the kind of image I find interesting and pleasing.
Well composed, well exposed with a long tonal range and profficiently printed. I would love to see a real print.
Go for it. Its fun and addictive.
gari wrote:I am planning to start contact printing when I have found a space for a small darkroom and also sorted my color workflow. I have been looking at 5x7 or 10x8, I guess I am about 6 months to a year away.
Gari
One of the nice things about most Alt Processes is that you dont need a darkroom. This print was made in my garage in the afternoon using UV lamps.

Phill

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:08 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
by Apple
Phill, it's very nice - gives a pictorial feel to the picture along with the angle of view - at least the converging verticals are obviously out rather than people assuming you can't get it set up straight :wink:

I've seen a high key shot looking along the nave of Ripon Cathedral with what must be a similar treatment and that picture had a few light beams streaking in from the clerestory which give a wonderful light and airy pictorial feel to the picture.

Andrew

PS Gari. 3.5 minutes is a short exposure time with some of these shots in the lighting conditions and Phil has managed to avoid Joe Public by looking upwards. Waiting 3/4 hour to get a 30 second exposure is nothing new to me where the public are concerned... :(