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Dartmoor sounds a good idea, it's been a while. |
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A trip to Dartmoor sounds good, and a chance to see those prints.
As an aside, I picked up two BLP Almanacs on Sunday 1911 & 1915 both in remarkably good condition, also very reasonably priced. They usually sell for over 5x the price I paid The Kentmere advert in the 1911 copy lists Art Bromide paper, the precursor to Ilford's Art 300. Ian |
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David, I found with Art 300 it best to stick to Ilford's recommended washing times / routine to get the best out of it. Best not to put it in the print washer and forget about it for a while, which I normally do! Neil.
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Here are Ilford's recs for Fixing / Washing ART 300.
Note short fix and wash times / methods. I wasn't getting the best from ART 300 until I changed to Ilford's recommendations - made a big difference when I did. Optimum permanence sequence for ART 300 Fixation ILFORD RAPID FIXER (1+4) 1min or HYPAM (1+4) 1min intermittent agitation First wash Fresh, running water 5min Washing aid ILFORD WASHAID (1+4) 10min intermittent agitation Final wash Fresh, running water 5min Optimum permanence sequence with selenium toner Fixing ILFORD RAPID FIXER (1+4) 1min or HYPAM (1+4) 1min intermittent agitation Toning Selenium toner diluted with * min working strength ILFORD WASHAID instead of water, intermittent agitation Rinse ILFORD WASHAID (1+4) 10min intermittent agitation Final wash Fresh, running water 20min * Tone the print for the appropriate time to achieve the depth of colour needed. For optimum permanence with other toners offering a protective effect, for example, sulphide (sepia), polysulphide and some metal replacement toners (gold and platinum), use the optimum permanence sequence above and then tone the print as desired. Note Other metal replacement toners such as blue (iron) and red (copper) toner may not give extra protection as the image might fade. Dye toners do not give extra protection
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I got some postcards on that paper from exchanges. Very heavy paper with an "interesting" surface. No much risk of finger prints.
I thing it suits well postcards: Thick and some kind of marble surface. I don't think it is a good exhibition paper. In my exhibition prints I want to show the subtleties of my print and not an artificial surface. For postcards one may think about paying the price. I find it very expensive. Of course, a very special paper with (I think) low production rates has to be expansive. |
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David,
I share your mixed feelings about Art300. My own photography is very prosaic- no pinhole, no Holga. I use mostly MF or LF with slow films, and most of my images depend on, or at least contain, a lot of fine detail. The texture of Art300 overwhelms much of that. It seems to me better suited to images that are rich in mood and atmosphere, and which are less representational. If I did any nude or portrait work I think it would be a useful paper to have available, but I think it's telling that I bought a box a couple of years ago and haven't finished it. Art 300: http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...70/ppuser/2109 Ilford MG RC: http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...71/ppuser/2109 |
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> and most of my images depend on, or at least contain, a lot of fine detail. The texture of Art300 overwhelms much of that.
Dear Colin, that is an improtant point! My photographs are similar respectively I have s similar photographic intention. |
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I lke art 300 for the right subject, Portraits, still life, the type of work where fine detail is not there, also, sometimes in retro style landscape it works well, I use it sometimes, but, like Skelum, I have just started a box that I have had for a couple of years, and it will last me a while, I use more MG classic or MGRC,
Richard
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I definitely found that simple subjects work better on ART300. The last image I made on it that ended up as a a keeper was a single Silver Birch with an attractive peeling bark. I haven't made another Art300 keeper since! My problem I'm sure :-)
Neil.
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