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Challenge: Twisted IV (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens: Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
Location: Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa
Date: Oct 29, 2024
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: Oct 30, 2024

 I specially chose this style of processing as it was quite prominent during the 19th century in the Wild West and was called "Albumen Print and they used egg whites in the processing. I wanted to try and recreate that look. Here is a link to how it was done. Very interesting:
Quote"To create albumen prints, paper was floated in a mixture of fermented chloride and egg white, dried and then floated on a solution of silver nitrate. The paper would then be placed in a frame in direct contact with the negative. Sunlight was used during the exposure process. Albumen can sometimes be one of the easier print formats to identify in our holdings. Image tones will sometimes change towards yellow brown with yellow highlights due to deterioration."Unquote
https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/05/14/19th-century-photographic-processes-and-formats/


Outtake for which I used normal processing with a sepia tone:

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 27
Avg (all users): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 6.1333
Avg (non-participants): 7.3000
Views since voting: 293
Views during voting: 2573
Votes: 25
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 11/13/2024 07:47:40 AM
Originally posted by GolferDDS:
I like the processing. Feels like the old time West.


Enjoyed your description. I was surprised to see I was not too far from the truth in my original comment!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2024 02:14:52 PM
I really liked the processing thought it suit the photo well.

Congrats on the HM.
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 11/12/2024 01:56:02 PM
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
FWIW, if you'd entered the outtake as is instead of the doctored one you went with, you'd have had a 9 from me instead of a 6. I don't think the processing helped you at all. To the degree that you scored well, IMO, it's because the *perfect-for-the-challenge* subject overcame the overwrought processing...

Cool thanks for the feedback Robert, I appreciate it and I learned something from it too. I must stop getting too enthusiastic with my processing...that old adage still holds true...most times less is more 😎
 11/12/2024 11:31:36 AM
FWIW, if you'd entered the outtake as is instead of the doctored one you went with, you'd have had a 9 from me instead of a 6. I don't think the processing helped you at all. To the degree that you scored well, IMO, it's because the *perfect-for-the-challenge* subject overcame the overwrought processing...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2024 01:24:49 PM
Originally posted by bassbone:
I imagine the yellow tone of the image was pretty off putting for some voters rather than anything nefarious.


Yeah maybe you are right but the difference in participant scores vs non-participants scores suggests otherwise. But I got some really lovely comments that make up for that and actually those comments mean a lot more then the score to me.
Anyway I specially chose that style as it was quite prominent during the 19th century in the Wild West and was called "Albumen Print" and I wanted to recreate that look. Egg whites were used to achieve that look. Here is a link to how it was done. Very interesting:
Quote"To create albumen prints, paper was floated in a mixture of fermented chloride and egg white, dried and then floated on a solution of silver nitrate. The paper would then be placed in a frame in direct contact with the negative. Sunlight was used during the exposure process. Albumen can sometimes be one of the easier print formats to identify in our holdings. Image tones will sometimes change towards yellow brown with yellow highlights due to deterioration."Unquote

https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/05/14/19th-century-photographic-processes-and-formats/

Message edited by author 2024-11-11 14:47:16.
 11/11/2024 12:50:13 PM
I imagine the yellow tone of the image was pretty off putting for some voters rather than anything nefarious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2024 08:15:33 AM
Nice presentation of this twisted tree trunk.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2024 12:19:35 AM
outstanding, the tree and the photo. you have a great feel for the tonalities.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/10/2024 11:13:55 PM
What a pretty tree
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2024 07:27:58 PM
I like the processing. Feels like the old time West.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2024 08:46:38 PM
Nice processing choice that really gives an arid, desolate feel. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2024 07:47:02 AM
wonderful find - the processing gives this a 19th century feel
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