Darkroom Solarized Houston (not digital)

    Nope, not digital - one of the scanned photos that I developed by hand in the darkroom. I used Ilford warmtone fiber paper. The solarized technique was done in the darkroom as well. While the photo is in the developing chemical you flash on the lights for a sec creating this affect.

    Taken near Washington Ave. & Houston St.

    Made it into the Top 500 Most Interesting on xxxx.

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      groovehouse added this photo to his favorites. (83 months ago)

    2. groovehouse (83 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Very cool. Very old school! I dig it!

    3. CraigMarston (83 months ago | reply)

      Toptastic! I haven't seen a proper good old fashioned stinky chemical technique like this for ages! And isn't it fun :•])

      Also known as the sabbatier effect.

      I think Mr Sabbatier poineered the effect when his wife brought him a cup of tea into his darkroom (no health & safety in those days) one day, and switched the light on so she could see to place it down...*

      *might not have actually happened.

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      CraigMarston and loriborealis added this photo to their favorites.

    5. gwenturnerjuarez (74 months ago | reply)

      Very cool!

    6. J-a-x (74 months ago | reply)

      interesting shot. Pretty cool that you can do that in the darkroom!

    7. cybertoad (74 months ago | reply)

      @jax - LOL, it was originally a darkroom effect that was recreated digitally. becasue it was cool!. :)

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      cover2, maliavale, and supercoco__ added this photo to their favorites.

    9. supercoco__ (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Solarization passion, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      beautiful

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      sunshineboz added this photo to their favorites. (48 months ago)

    11. Shut Eye Shutter (40 months ago | reply)

      This is really cool im actually doing this for a class, its not coming out like this at all but im trying. To you have a copy of the picture with out the effect?

    12. cybertoad (40 months ago | reply)

      I'm sorry - I don't have an un-solarized version!! Good luck in the darkroom though!

    13. Shut Eye Shutter (40 months ago | reply)

      :) thanks anyway. Hopefully i won't need any luck and a good test strip should show me which way to go. I will post them when i get them done. Thanks tho!

    14. laffingstock (37 months ago | reply)

      seen in Solarization passion (Pool)

      i have worked both darkroom and digital - loved the time in the darkroom, but the object is to get the image you want, right?

      this is very well made

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      Almond Butterscotch added this photo to their favorites. (36 months ago)

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