10x8 Macros - Lockdown and beyond

10x8 images made at home during and after the COVID-19 Lockdown period in 2020 (and the ongoing pandemic situation in 2021).

A frustrating and anxious time for all of us,

but with a few opportunities for creativity along the very bumpy journey.

The double-exposure Carrots Argyrotype is a response to the expert work of John Blakemore. I have only taken the time to make this one experimental image, which plays with perceptual consciousness as a response to the strange temporal consciousness that the Covid-19 period has produced.

The PomegranatesToned Cyanotype is on a work-related theme which allowed me a creative opportunity.

Clematis Still Life Argyrotype

Nikkor-W 300

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 1hr20mins before exposure, 24ºC, 48% relative humidity

Pink Clematis Argyrotype

Nikkor-W 300

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 30mins before exposure, 28ºC, 45% RH

Edward Weston Apple

(Nikkor-SW 150)

White Clematis Detail

(Nikkor-W 300)

Pink Clematis Detail

(Nikkor-W 300)

Double Carrots Argyrotype

Rodenstock Apo-Sironar S 240, double exposure

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 1hr40mins before exposure, 23ºC, 50%RH

Paeony (June 2021)

(Rodenstock Apo-Sironar S 240)

Peony Argyrotype

Rodenstock Apo-Sironar S 240

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 1hr5mins before exposure, 22ºC, 43%RH

Clematis Argyrotype (second print, June 2021)

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 43mins before exposure, 20ºC, 50% RH

Dandelion 2 Argyrotype

10x8 contact print, Chamonix 810V, Rodenstock APO-Sironar S 240mm, Ilford FP4+

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 4hrs20mins before exposure, 22ºC, 52% RH

Dandelion 1 Argyrotype

10x8 contact print, Chamonix 810V, Rodenstock APO-Sironar S 240mm, Ilford FP4+

Argyrotype sensitiser dried for 3hrs25mins before exposure, 22ºC, 52% RH

Dandelion (Green-toned Cyanotype)

10x8 contact print, Chamonix 810V, Rodenstock APO-Sironar S 240mm f/5.6, FP4+

10% old cyanotype mix, fenugreek seeds toner

Pomegranates (Purple-toned Cyanotype)

10x8 contact print, Chamonix 810V, Rodenstock APO-Sironar S 240mm f/5.6, FP4+

10% old cyanotype mix, purple smoke bush toner

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