Author Archives: Paul W. Dorr

The Sun is out, and it is time to do some more wet plate work. February 9th was the last time I was out with my gear. It was an unusually warm, and sunny day. A true false. I had hoped to get out more, but March had other plans. Once the weather warmed up,Continue reading “Back at it”

February brings in the first measurable snow of the season for The City, and it is just a dusting at best. Though the pier showed a little build up of a quarter inch the streets, and sidewalks remain clear. I’ve enjoyed my morning coffee, and breakfast. Then out for a walk before getting a fewContinue reading “Snow day”

It is the middle of January here in NYC. Normally the coldest month of the year, but it has been unseasonably warm so far, and at the moment it is fifty four degrees at 1345 hrs. I set out after breakfast. Rode up the Westside bicycle path with the goal of getting to the littleContinue reading “A Winter day ride”

A fresh batch of chemicals has arrived, and it looks as though the unusually mild weather will be with us for the week. Calling for temperatures on Wednesday to be in the fifty degree range. Pleasant for January, but alarming as well. I googled “bicycle travel with camera” came up with some interesting articles. MostContinue reading “Bicycles, and Cameras”

A day off, and after my morning yoga session, boy those hips are not as flexible as they used to be, and my daily five mile walk, I decided to catch the ferry to throgs neck, and ride the path back to Randall island, one of my favorite routes. So, I gathered up my gear,Continue reading “Accidental Adventure”

Ringing in the New Year with a tintype of the ships bell, lightship Ambrose . January first, and I’m out in a tee shirt! Had to take advantage of this unusually warm Winter day to pull out my wet plate gear, and capture this image. Built in 1908, LV87 was the lightship stationed at theContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

With the colder weather I am now without a handy source of running water, though I have a few places available where I can fill up some carboys to supply both my domestic needs, and water needed for my wet plate work. Organizing my equipment is high on the list of things to do, andContinue reading “Winter Projects”

Well, I wouldn’t normally post twice in one morning, but I had such a fun time making a tintype of the Christmas tree down at the Seaport that I figured it was permissible. Setting up my gear was watched closely by security, but once the recognized it was me they waved and walked away. FairlyContinue reading “Tis the Season”

A bit cooler this morning, but it should warm up a bit later on. Whilst waiting I figured I’d get some washing done, not my laundry, though I should probably get some of that done too, but this washing involves tintype plates. The plates themselves are just anodized aluminium, and are readily available through variousContinue reading “Wash day”

A recap in case you missed the previous post. I took a poorly poured wet plate, and rather than binning it I coated the surface with a glycerin solution with the intent of delaying the fixing step. The large black spots are areas that did not receive developer, but the plate looks to have survivedContinue reading “Delayed Fix.”