Digital BW, The Print

If my Gray Balancer software is switched on when I do BO printing I
get really ugly transitions in the highlights just like you describe.
Check if there is any type of color management software runnning in
the background that interferes with your printing. I'm not familiar
with the Canon, so I'm afraid I can't be more specific.

BO prints can look extremely good, I have one of Clayton's prints and
you couldn't possibly ask for anything better. Smooth tones, excellent
shadows and highlights, and a certain sharpness in small details that
look different from full-color BW prints. Yes, the dots are there, but
they're not obvious unless you're looking really close at the picture,
and even then I don't think they detract from the overall impression
in any way. There are many ways do make a great print, and I think BO
is definitely one of them. I would do more of them myself if I could
get some neutral black inks for my 2100.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jeades947
<jeades1@s...>" <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> I have tried to get the hang of black only printing as described by 
> Clayton Jones so well.But, when I try this with my Canon S750 
> printer; I fail to get any values above Zone 7 to have any body in 
> them. They are all blank white. I have tried increasing the 
> intensity of the black ink from within the printer properties 
> without success at all. I even went to transfer setting and adjusted 
> the curve in the direction I thought would give me the desired 
> results, without any avail. I indicated to the printer it was to 
> print in grayscale mode and had assigned Dot Gain 30% with 
> Photoshop.I was using Quadtone printing very well till I read about 
> this which would seem to save a bundle of cash from not having to 
> buy color cartridges every two weeks. That will break a rich man 
> soon. What am I obviously doing wrong????? Back to Best Buy tomorrow 
> for more ink to experiment with. I must have made 30 prints today 
> trying to get it right.