º Dandelion 2 10x8 Argyrotype

Original exposure and development:

 

8th May 2022, mid-afternoon

 

Chamonix 810V, Rodenstock APO-Sironar S 240mm f/5.6

Ilford FP4+ 10x8 @ 125

560mm bellows

2” f/5.6

 

510-Pyro 5:500, 10' 20ºC, Stearman SP810 tray

3x 30” tap water wash/stop

4min fix in Ilford Rapid Fixer (currently out of Alkaline fixer; may reinstitute 1min sodium sulphite hypoclear)

wash: 10 fill/dump 1l tap water, 10 agitations per litre

Ilfotol rinse

 

Print:

15th May 2022 / 22ºC / 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 3hrs25mins, no prehumidification

20mins daylight exposure, overcast, 3.35pm

 

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 24hrs

 

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

Done