Digital BW, The Print

> How could you possibly get the deep shadow detail with great contrast
> without burning and dodging?

Exposure and development...

> Did you
> REALLY want that telephone line in your picture?

If it's there, it's there...  BTW, what telephone line are you talking
about?

> > >  I believe you are really
> > > > overplaying the "sharp" issue.
>
> Well, I have been told I have an obsession with sharpness...

Yes, you certainly do!  And I have one with detail ;-)

> > Well, I have a 90x ;-)
>
> Stereo?

It's got a screen (not CRT, it's a DynaScope)...so yes, I can view the image
with both eyes...

> > > You can get MUCH better tones that way than simply desaturating the
> > > color image.
> >
> > Er, huh?
>
>
> Surely you are aware of photoshops Channel Mixer and why you would use
> it.  You would NEVER just desaturate an image, that would result in a
> pretty lame print.

Yes, but I have no need to do any of that...

> If you Love Hamburgers, you REALLY don't want to eat at our
> Burger King....

OK, I'll take your word for that.  Got a Wendy's?

;-)