Digital BW, The Print

Hello Clayton,

----- Original Message -----
From: <cj@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Black Only (was Three Articles)


> I can appreciate your remarks, and share them to some degree.  I hope
> my articles and enthusiasm for BO printing do not give the impression
> that I am trying to convince everyone that BO is better or that people
> should switch.  I'm only trying to raise awareness of it as an

I didn't think that way... I was just making subjective statements.

> alternative method because so many people have difficulty with the
> full ink methods and get frustrated to the point of quitting.  It's
> just too difficult right now, with too many confusing choices.  I look
> forward to the day when we can _easily_ make perfect full ink prints
> that are the color we want and don't fade or color shift.

Me too... You're not alone :)

> I am also grateful to Paul Roark and other cutting edge workers who
> are laboring at this so all the rest of us can reap the benefits.  In
> no way is my promotion of BO printing meant to be a repudiation of all
> the hard work they are doing.  I hope it is not giving that
> impression.

I didn't think that way too. Perhaps my overly strong statement (looks like
trash) made you feel that way. I should correct it by saying "I'll always
vote for a 'trash looking' photograph that has a message, tells the viewer
something or leads him/her to think, awake feelings deep inside... instead
of a 'perfect looking, technical nirvana but shallow, spiritless trash'.
Quality is a thing, but not everything...

> Incredible rendering of fine detail.  Almost makes me want to get
> back into large format.  Almost <g>.  I'm mainly a 6x7 guy.

I was shocked when had my first prints from a  $95 valued (incl. CLA)
Yashica 124G (with some fungus marks remaining between the rear elements),
they were far superior than my aspherical, apochromatic $450 -  $600 valued
modern 35mm zooms (Minolta 24-105D, 100-300D).

> Anyway, the wide variety of methods and tastes is part of what makes
> photography such an exciting and rewarding art form.

Fully agree...

Best regards,
Loris.