Digital BW, The Print

At 08:27 AM 3/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>These dynamic range discussions and getting pedantic, boring and
irrelevant. It seems to me the whole thing started with a comparison of
silver and Piezo prints, which was not resolved and has gotten lost in
streams of obscure, uninteresting postings. Can we get back to how silver
and Piezo prints compare?
>
>In a published interview, Ralph Gibson stated that silver and Piezo prints
are different and beautiful in their own, different, ways; but that he
prefers silver prints. My own impression is that Piezo prints have more
longer tonal range and wider gradation, particularly in the dark and mid
tones. I'm not sure about the light tones. The questions are:
>
>1. What do you think about the differences in silver and Piezo prints?
>
>2. Can these differences be measured, and how? Has anyone measured there
differences. I would think such measurements would involve, dentsity of the
darkest and lightest tones, the dynamic range and the smoothness of the
gradation.
>
>--Mitch
>
>

Mitch,

Where did you see the Gibson interview?  I'd have to agree that his prints
would be much better as silver prints.  The ones I've seen are 11 x 14
prints of 35mm negs.  The grain structure is outstanding. It is kind of his
signature style I would say. 

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