Driftwood Knobs, Big Talbot Island

The previously described paper situation led me to try what are generally referred to as alternative processes.  It's the way our grandfathers and great-grandfathers made images.  After trying several, I find that I like albumen very much.  It was the most popular process from about 1865 until about 1900. 

Commercial albumen paper was available until the early 1920s, but now I have to make the paper myself.  You can read more about the process here.   The prints are a lovely reddish-brown with a hint of purple coming from gold toning - toning which also helps preserve the print. The color can vary a bit from print to print, and will probably be a bit different than you see on your monitor. The Internet is notorious for failing to accurately transmit the fine details of photographs.