Digital BW, The Print

Peter wrote: 
> The curve adjustments go way beyond the sort of control you have with
> ThumbsPlus. Without these controls -- and the many others built into a
> capable image editing program -- you are missing out!

Can you give me an example of what other types of controls you mean?  I
find that almost every time I mention TP people assume it's a wimpy
program that is only good for tracking and sorting files when it's
really a pretty decent editing program.  Maybe if I knew what I was
missing.......... 

> Would you like to send me a file -- I can print a small MIS-VM sample
> and post it to you?

Actually, I'd like it very much if I could hold something in my hands
and see it under different lights.  I initially signed up for the print
exchange, not realizing that it required me to offer something I've
printed to the group, which of course, is not worth sharing at this
point.  So, if anyone out there has any trash prints or even pieces of
damaged prints they could send my way - I'd much appreciate it.  My
mailing address is:

Ed Mathews
1901 Coachman Court
Fallston, MD 21047

My situation is this:  I have a lot of experience with film and B&W
chemical darkroom, and had my own darkroom in my house for years.  I've
been told by many that my B&W prints are very good.  However, I'm moving
and between houses right now until about May 2003.  So in this period of
time until my house is finished I'm trying to determine which way to go
with my B&W printing when I get to the new house.  Should I set up a
darkroom and continue to shoot film?  I'd rather not, since I've been
using a D100 for weddings and model work and see it's capabilities for
color.  But if the investment of what I would need to do decent digital
B&W would be too costly, or if I'm not satisfied with the results I
could get, then I would almost certainly need to continue shooting film
just for the B&W material.  So I'd like to see and learn as much as I
can in the next 3 months before I move again to help me determine  if
I'll need to build a darkroom as soon as I move in.

Thanks for reading my long winded story.

Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com