Daguerreotype: Spear Plant #2 (unbraided)

This is a daguerreotype of a braided spear plant (Sansevieria cylindrica) which has come unbraided. The plate was made for part of a series of botanicals inspired by the work of Karl Blossfeldt. The plate is made using the mercurial daguerreotype process and is a quarter-plate in size. This video shows the plate close up to show the amount of detail captured as well as the incredible micro-contrast available in the process.
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