Exposing a cyanotype with 4x5 negative, step one in a multi-step exposure process.
Second layer of cyanotype processing on the beach.
Tomiko processing cyanotype in the ocean.
Jonathan tinkering with sand and sea
Collection of cyanotypes on the beach.
Elk Beach
Initial 4x5 image. Iconic view of Yosemite Valley.
Initial 4x5 image. Water from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, runs through pipes on its way to supply drinking water for San Francisco, CA.
Initial 4x5 image. After winter storms, excessive water was released due to the structural instability of the dam and cracked spillway that threatened to burst and flood those living downstream.
Initial 4x5 image. Navarro River, winter debris.
Initial 4x5 image. Greenwood Creek flowing to the Pacific Ocean. Collaboration with the water, salt, wind, sand, seaweed and debris made on this beach.
Initial 4x5 image.