[Leica] At work in the Darkroom

Peter Dzwig pdzwig at summaventures.com
Mon Apr 19 02:03:44 PDT 2021


Ah, Lluis,

The mystery deepens. Who was this inspiration? :-)

Peter

On 16/04/2021 23:32, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> Thank you Jayanand, 
> 
> I’ve start developing on late 70’s, on the 80’s I discovered the Ansel Adams books The Negative and The Print, I’ve studied these and I was enthousiast with these lessons up to one day in the 80’s I’ve visited a professional photographer and a friend from when I was a child from my hometown asking his opinions about my work, he said me <Lluis, your pictures are very well made but they are sad> and added <for me photography is the art of capturing life, the instant as no other art can do>, I thought I was right and from that day on I changed my style. However, I like to include these series of a few photographs from my extensive archive that you know about.
> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> 
>> El 16 abr 2021, a les 3:58, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
>>
>> Not a print I would associate with you!
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 2:39 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I continue working on the Darkroom,  this is the Gelatin Silver Print I’ve
>>> do today, a 12x16”,  Silver Gelatin Print with Ilford Classic Glossy FB
>>> Variocontrast 12x16”, next step Selenium toner bath, hot press and maybe
>>> some retouching.
>>>
>>> Please view large, I find quite impressive
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Darkroom/IMG_20210415_193014.jpg.html>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm really lucky and very happy to have the opportunity to work on this
>>> excellent darkroom of a friend, here are two views, as you can see the
>>> equipment is outstanding! (for see details, please  view large)
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Darkroom/IMG_20210415_195441.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Darkroom/IMG_20210415_195451.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Dr. Peter Dzwig


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