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Sunflower after the sun

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Bob Administrator Registered: August 2008 Location: London(ish) Posts: 2,414	A lone sunflower that, as I recall, was part of a small vegetable plot outside a shed/container somewhere in deepest, darkest Kent (I think... possibly Essex...) The cold-tone developer made no impact on the MGIV-FB (didn't really expect it to - but I am trying it on whatever papers I have laying around) so I dunked it in sepia with a short bleach. I also tried bleaching another print in the sepia's bleach and re-developing it in the B&J but still no detectable effect...
	· Date: Thu, 1, April, 2021 · Views: 185 · Filesize: 88.9kb, 414.9kb · Dimensions: 1400 x 1118 ·
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	Keywords: Sunflower after sun
	Film make, size & rating:: 120 FP4+
	Film developer & temp:: ID-11 1:1
	Paper:: MGIV-FB
	Paper developer & temp:: Burki & Jenny Cold-Tone Developer

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MartyNL

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Registered: September 2010
Location: based in The Netherlands
Posts: 2,735

Fri, 2, April, 2021 7:31am

A very striking photograph.

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PanFrank

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Registered: July 2017
Posts: 387

Fri, 2, April, 2021 9:45am

Simply amazing. All around brilliant, a masterpiece.
Frank

Terry S
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Registered: December 2011
Location: Southend on Sea, Essex, England UK
Posts: 2,638

Fri, 2, April, 2021 12:56pm

Wow! Great print there Bob - very graphic!

When I first looked at it, I thought that it was a lith print, as it has a certain look to it. I was quite surprised to see that it had 'only' been bleached and sepia toned.

I would have been very happy to receive this print, as it's 'right up my street', as they say. Smile

I was also going to ask what 'B&J' was, until I read your further details about your print. Very much a 'doh!' moment!

Terry S

BuzzNL
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Registered: January 2021
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 23

Fri, 2, April, 2021 6:27pm

Stunning print!
It's all there; framing, sharpness, slightly blurred background and ofcourse excellent toning!

Bob

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Registered: August 2008
Location: London(ish)
Posts: 2,414

Fri, 2, April, 2021 9:17pm

Thanks for the observations folks. I was in two minds about the toning at first but once I did it, I did like it as the brown echoes the rust on the weathered container/shed.

Sorry Terry: in my usual attempts to save time, I simply added to the general level of confusion in the world (as usual) 😉 ...

Richard Gould
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Registered: December 2008
Location: Jersey Channel Islands
Posts: 5,268

Sun, 4, April, 2021 1:10pm

I have seen, and indeed made prints of sunflowers, but this by far the best I have seen, and beats my efforts by a country mile, well done
Richard

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Bob

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Registered: August 2008
Location: London(ish)
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Wed, 7, April, 2021 10:28pm

Thanks for the kind words Richard Smile

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