Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
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> > By themselves, they seem to approach it, but next to a great "analogue"
> print, not quite there.

>...how much of a role do you think that chromatic
> complexity plays into the comparison?
Probably something, I certainly prefer it as we've discussed. On the other hand older Frank Gohlke's prints that I've seen 
are extremely monochromatic, and not very dramatic in contrast, yet they have that infinite continuous tone quality.
Resolution probably has something to do with it as well, some of the traditional prints that convey this best are contact 
prints.
You are right that it is a different print medium with it's own qualities, but this one trade-off seems hard to swallow 
sometimes. It's one quality unique to photography.

> > I'm sorry this has bored people or seem irrelevant. But any possible way
> to bring the true feel of a great photographic print
> > to the Epson, whether it be file prep, materials, or highly technical
> issues about software/hardware are certainly of
> > immense interest to me.
> 
> Same here and while we can really get bogged down in these discussions they
> often help me form new ideas or confirm old ones.
I've certainly been bored to tears with some threads that others find valuable, so I guess we all have to be tolerant. There 
are a wide range of interests.
Tyler