Digital BW, The Print

> However, for the moment let's put aside my claim about infinite tones and
> consider that the goal of a nice print would be to convince the
> eye that it
> is truly continuous so that a subtle gradient in the image such as a sky
> does not have discernable step changes in tone.

I am fine with that...

> I also want to stress that the comparison of the dynamic range
> (whatever you
> understand it to be) or the density range of systems is a technical
> comparison and not an artistic one.

Oh, I entirely disagree (surprised, huh?).  I WANT my prints to have a full
dynamic range, or I DON'T want them to, it depends on the image.  That is
entirely independent of the density range...which as has been discussed,
will change with put under glass...

> Photography and especially digital
> photography is so full of technical processes we tend to spend an
> inordinate
> amount of time on them and often mix them in with considerations that are
> purely artistic.

Believe it or not, I'm not a techno-weenie when it comes to "processing"
images, in the sense that I don't do much to them...I barely use two
functions in PhotoShop most of the time!  Resize (no interpolation) and
export.  I am, though, a technical purist...as in, I pay careful attention
to my processes, for consistency and quality, as well as the properties in
the image that are important to me, TWO of which are density range and
dynamic range ;-)

Austin