tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post2924374310572831497..comments2024-03-23T13:56:46.914+00:00Comments on North East Liberties: Rocks in the seaMichael McNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-5902837622736750682018-11-05T10:34:12.034+00:002018-11-05T10:34:12.034+00:00Ah yes, the ash gray happened to me too...although...Ah yes, the ash gray happened to me too...although somewhere before the gray set in I did get a lovely shade of pink (on Foma paper). I was quite excited for about 10 seconds...then the pink vanished and the gray appeared. Next time I might try to snatch it early and see if the pink stays - all good fun, eh?!<br /><br />Those Norse got around a bit - that much we do know! I'm always interested in the derivation of local placenames...usually it's an Anglicised version of Gaelic in these parts, but occasionally something unexpected turns up (like the Skerries).Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-66109811845866912412018-11-02T14:28:45.455+00:002018-11-02T14:28:45.455+00:00Skerries is derived from the old norse expression ...Skerries is derived from the old norse expression for sure. Over here we would call them "skjær" these days. The sound of the two words are similar enough that we both would understand what the other was talking about. <br />Quite a colorful print for sure! I have been playing a bit around with some old papers giving a very red tone in lith. To ease off the color some, I tried to dunk it into some rather mild (1+9 or thereabout) selenium toner. If not careful it might end up with ash grey tones, it seems. Or maybe more like a coal pencil drawing. Nice sometimes, but it always depends what you're after, of course. Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.com