Helen Putnam

Silver Prints

Darkroom Prints
Santa Rosa Creek

Santa Rosa Creek

05 Jun 2013 7 2 380
I'm sure the ripples are from my dog Mango. She likes the creek too! Printed 17 August 2013.
Foothill Oak

Foothill Oak

11 May 2013 5 423
Not quite what I envisioned, but it's getting there: I wanted even more of the low contrast, soft "pencil drawing" look . This roll was a little overdeveloped. I have learned a lot from developing and printing this last roll of FP4+ so I'm happy about that. Straight print 18 June 2013.
Sunlit Oak

Sunlit Oak

12 Apr 2013 11 2 547
At Crane Creek Park. Straight print made 15 June 2013.
West Sonoma

West Sonoma

01 Apr 2013 8 1 451
Dairyland in West Sonoma County. Printed 14 June 2013.
Forest Edge

Forest Edge

11 May 2013 9 3 501
At Foothill Regional Park. Printed 12 June 2013.
Another Foothill Pond

Another Foothill Pond

11 May 2013 5 1 509
Pond at Foothill Park in Sonoma County, Northern California. Printed 8 June 2013. A little hard to see the sky in this scan, but it has a nice light silver tone....
Foothill Pond

Foothill Pond

29 Mar 2013 6 2 468
At Foothill Regional Park, in Sonoma County in Northern California. Printed 31 May 2013.
Twilight Willow

Twilight Willow

28 May 2013 8 2 346
Willow along Roblar Road in Sonoma County, California. F/8, 1/4s. Printed 30 May 2013.
A path between oaks

A path between oaks

23 Feb 2013 15 4 751
These oaks had tiny new leaves just beginning to come out. Straight print made 4 May 2013.
Spring Hill Mustard

Spring Hill Mustard

10 Mar 2013 6 3 377
Printed 31 March 2013.
Woodbridge Road

Woodbridge Road

16 Feb 2013 2 347
This kind of bright diffuse sky is typical of a winter day in the California Central Valley. We went that day to see the Sandhill Cranes , which spend the winter in this area. Printed 31 March 2013
Spring Hill Sky

Spring Hill Sky

06 Jan 2013 3 415
Nice sky along Spring Hill Road. 8x10 print made 15 March 2013 ( grain is very exaggerated by scan )
Round Valley Oaks

Round Valley Oaks

24 Nov 2012 342
My 2nd print of this one, something about it I like. Just a few more to print from this roll.
Pastoral

Pastoral

06 Jan 2013 1 354
Looking toward Chileno Valley and Two Rock. Printed 23 February 2013. ( I figured out what that dark corner is!... see comment )
Fish Pond

Fish Pond

06 Jan 2013 3 515
At Helen Putnam Regional Park The ripples are probably from Mango splashing around! Printed 25 Feb 2013. I am really enjoying printing this FP4+.
End of the Beach

End of the Beach

07 Jan 2013 6 815
Rocks between Doran beach and Pinnacle Gulch. Mango and I usually sit on the big rock in the foreground to look at the sea. The sand was very low this day. Printed 23 February 2013.
Laguna Lake Sunset

Laguna Lake Sunset

28 Jan 2013 4 417
Laguna Lake in the distance grows and shrinks dramatically depending on the rains. Luther Burbank's brother David lived in this area about 125 years ago when Luther decided to join him in California. That is how Luther Burbank came to Santa Rosa. Printed 13 February 2013
Deep Shade

Deep Shade

28 Jan 2013 1 1 382
Late afternoon deep shade on the Eastern Slope at Helen Putnam Park. Giving my FM2n a workout with various exposures. Last print from the "test roll", made 13 February 2013.
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