Solargraphy????

[fiducio]

When doing this, should I load the paper in the dark before hand? I am definitely going to attempt this today...

And I have some left over sheet film with no more 4x5 camera. Would this work? :]

[bsdunek]

I often wondered why I get color in my Lumen prints - see:
http://brucecsdunekphotography.zenfolio.com/p941044908
I also didn't know you should tone them before fixing. When I tried to tone fixed Lumen prints all the color dissapeared! Guess I try it the other way. Sure is interesting how these things work.

[fiducio]

I'm attempting this with three materials in pinhole can cameras. One fogged sheet of 4X5 B&W sheet film I was using for test strips. A piece of cut up glossy Color RA4 Paper (ew, glossy! two boxes left I will never use...). And The norm matte ilford fiber paper!

Find out what happens by the end of the day!

[Oddgeir]

look here:
http://www.solargraphy.com/index.php...d=10&Itemid=11

[EASmithV]

Hello EASmithV,looked at your flickr site and there is some very good and interesting photo's there you have.About color in B&w paper not to long ago I had mistakenly filled a tray with hypo clear in stead of fixer,not knowing what I'd done went ahead and made a print. Turned on the light with the print still in what I thought was fixer and saw a brilliant blue print turn black before my eyes. Haven't tried repeating the mistake,must be something in the hypo clear that gave the print a very blue color.

Mike

Somehow I missed this. Thanks !

How does the size of the silver have to do with the color? Do you remember what website/book you read it in? I'm curious to read it.

[Chrisk99]

How does the size of the silver have to do with the color?

A very wild guess but maybe the size is linked to the wavelength of light it will reflect/refract.