Good day Sunshine

Posted byPaul W. DorrPosted inUncategorized

Until it wasn’t.

The sailing ship Stad Amsterdam came into port the other day, and is berthed on the neighboring pier in the seaport. I managed to get a decent tintype yesterday, and set out early this morning to see about getting a few more.

I went to do a second plate, but noticed a grainy look to the collodion when I poured it on the plate. The first plate seemed fine, but the next two showed signs of contamination.

Not much I can do but pack up the show, and head back to barn. I’ll filter the hell out of the collodion, and hopefully that will solve the problem. I’ll also take advantage of this sunshine to clear out the silver nitrate.

The good one.

Well, it’s too nice a day for staying in. Perhaps I’ll go see the cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Published by Paul W. Dorr

A New York based photographer who still shoots film. Born, and raised in New England, and living the last thirty years in midcoast Maine, I took a job as Shipkeeper aboard the Wavertree at South Street Seaport Museum in the Winter of 2016/17. On my off days I find myself exploring the City with a camera at hand. At the moment I am shooting with a Mamiya RB67, but recently acquired an 8x10 Kodak Master View, with the hopes of doing some wet plate portrait work.