Oregon Scenic ~ Platinum/Palladim Print

I spent many hours along the banks of the Willamette River during the thirteen years I lived in Eugene, Oregon, as the images I'm posting exemplify. Being a single parent of two short people at the time, early morning shooting just wasn't in the stars, especially considering I also kept a commercial photo studio in business, after the gallery fire fiasco killed that earlier enterprise. Afternoon shooting was not only more easily fitted into my daily schedule, but also offered up the warm afternoon sunlight which I prefer to the cooler early morning sunlight. Shooting in the middle of the day works for some, depending on the subject matter and photographer's intent.

This image is one of those late afternoon shots, just before sunset when the sunlight is certainly in the warm spectrum. One of those scenes looking up river when all else is settling in for the evening, and only the sounds of buzzing insects permeate the scene. The negative of this image, and the rest of the Oregon and Arizona images at that time were all developed in the Windish pyro formula I re-jiggered to be a use and toss formula. This particular image was one of the earlier scenes I shot during that period, using the pyro/OH formula, and it was developed for a shorter time; 15 minutes. As can be seen below, all the other variables are roughly the same.

The Negative: Kodak Super XX (250)
Negative Developer; Pyro/hydroxide 15 minutes (Windish Pyro) reformulated
Paper; Revere Platinum
Print Developer; Ammonium Citrate (Bostick & Sullivan) pre-mix
Coating solution; (5x7) Palladium 12 drops (B&S pre-mix) ~ Ferric Oxalate (Part 1) 11 drops, platinum (sodium chloroplatinate) @ 2.5% (solution) 2 drops.

Platinum/Palladium Print
"Sunset Willamette" ~ 5x7 ~ 2/5
Eugene, Oregon