Digital BW, The Print

Hi Bob,

> >It depends on what you mean by "manipulations".  I rarely ever
> did burning
> >and dodging...of course, I matched the exposure
> time/aperture/paper etc. to
> >get the best tonal range I could...
> >
> >Austin
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> Hmmm.. some would say you were therefore "weak" in the craftsmanship
> department...

Some might, but they would be foolish to do so ;-)  I make my images on the
ground glass, not in the darkroom.

> Also, if you don't cram that wider tonal range onto the print somehow,
> your print loses repro of parts of the "realistic" tonal range.. making
> thephoto less "realistic" and more "abstract", no ?

I DO "cram" that wider tonal range on to the print...but I don't need to
burn or dodge to do it, now do I.

Austin