"Jars in the Window" ~ Layer 2 ~ Split Colors

This second layer of gum was targeted. The difference between the densities outside the window and inside the window are about five, perhaps six stops apart. That creates a more complex printing than one without such differences. I came to understand how to make this possible when I made the gum print, and am merely carrying that over to the gum over palladium printing. The controls for this being; print time, float time and water temperature. Print time has to do with the tonal value one is printing to, and the float time, and temperature defines the tonal range of gum being floated off, and how fast. It's up to the printer to know when to stop floating.

I have come to embrace the deeper shadows of the image, whereas in my early years I favored texture and detail when shooting and developing. Tastes and preferences can change over time, which is probably a healthy. My application(s) of the gum color(s) follows the Makeup Rule; the effect of the color should be seen, to influence the image, but not applied such that it becomes garish, with a saturated appearance. The image shouldn't look like a neon sign. The final image should woo the viewer, to peer into the image, not grab them using bright colors. But that's just me. As always, a bit of yellow must be subtracted from the image for better color observation.

Gum over Palladium ~ Layer 2 ~ Split colors, locally applied
"Jars in the Window" ~ 8x10
Eugene, Oregon