Secret Garden / Edinburgh - photogravure print - The Weekly Edition

Secret Garden / Edinburgh - photogravure print - The Weekly EditionThere are many of these secret gardens in and around the city of Edinburgh. The fact that they are open to the public makes them less of a secret but to me that is exactly how they feel. I prefer to take the romantic view whenever possible This hand pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel Bistre, Noir 55981, and Sanguine inks on Hahnemhle copperplate paper. I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and 3 A P prints. Hand pulled print by Ray

I still find the genre rewarding and rich with possibilities

the patron saint of Paris

Today I printed it in photogravure

I made this picture working in the landscape with a model who lived on this land

often a fraction of a second in time

5x5 inches on an 10x11 sheet

I discovered a photograph of this doorway made by Eugène Atget

I think "protecting the tender grass on the other side"

The bicycle was a bonus in my mind

or work on taking photographs of any subject that interests you

playing a role of a woman from days long past

The war ended and she went on to use her skills to work as a registered nurse in hospital settings