Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., tyork@a... wrote:
> Mark,
What are you using to get your selenium-
> toned images and how hard is it?

I just switched over last night to the MIS variable hextones in my 
7000. So I am very early in the process. Paul sent me his curves, 
but I haven't had much luck with them in this short time. I will say, 
though, that the prints looked pretty OK even without his curves 
applied. Maybe quite a bit flat, but better than I expected.

It is nice though, to see a grey wedge pop outta that machine 
that's very neutral. So if I can get the curves and color tone 
mastered, I'll be set.

I did make the 31 prints on the MIS dyes, Martin, and I'll definitely 
send them. Personally, I think they look pretty darned nice. It's 
that Morgan Freeman image on my site, shot with 4x5 Polaroid 
neg. Toned slightly warmish/reddish.

But honestly, all I can do today is wander around aimlessly. I 
came in to do scans at 10:30 this morning, and now it's 6:30 and 
I've yet to start. I keep thinking I'll wake up and realize that I've had 
this super-realistic dream. Reading Jennifer's post, I got a lump 
in my throat. I just cannot imagine. My first visit to NYC, I went up 
those giant banks of escalators in the basement of the World 
Trade, coming off the PATH train from Jersey City. They showed 
them on TV tonight, empty, covered in white soot. My jaw just 
dropped. So surreal. I brought my dogs to work, thinking 
somebody would come and hurt them at my house today; what 
the hell does that say? I am just speechless. Then Clark sent 
me that image on the Drudge Report:
http://www.drudgereport.com/

It's just unimaginable.