º» That Secret Stillness - 10x8 Argyrotype

Original exposure and development:

 

Asham Meads BBOWT, Otmoor, Oxfordshire

11th May 2019 3:30pm

 

Chamonix 810V

Nikkor-SW 150 f/8

Ilford FP4+ 8x10

¼" f/32

Rear and front tilts forward, down angle on Arca Cube head

No filters

 

Pyrocat HD 2:2:100 in BTZS tube

N, 10'30" (5min prewash in distilled water; 1min acetic acid stop bath; 10min fix in TF4; 1min sodium sulfite hypoclear; 30min wash)

 

 

Print:

7th May 2022 / 21.5ºC / 52% RH

10x8 contact print from Ilford FP4+ negative on 14x11 Bergger Cot320

3ml Fotospeed argyrotype sensitiver, 1 drop of tween20 solution (mix of 1 drop and 5 drops distilled water)

Paper dried 3hrs15mins, no prehumidification

8’30’ daylight exposure, full sun, 4pm

 

5mins wash in 1.5l distilled water with squeeze of lemon juice

5mins wash in 1.5l tap water

3mins fix in hypo

1hr final soak

Dried flat for 48hrs

 

Digitized with Nikon D800E/85PC-E, stitch of two shifted frames.

Done