Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Carolyn  Frayn 
<carolyn@u...> wrote:
> Mark, are we free to use this wittecism on our web sites??!!  ;-)
> Wonderful!!!

Fine to use anything I write. But since I write with dyes instead of 
pigments, you'd better cut'n'paste pretty fast. By tomorrow, that 
post will probably be hard to read.

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I know we're all kidding around about this, but seriously, am I the 
only one that's concerned, or is getting this weird vibe when I 
mention that they're inkjet prints?

I know that all this is temporary; someday, one day, hopefully all 
inks will be at least pigment, if not something much better that 
hasn't even been invented yet. And I know that since I work with 
MIS dyes, I'm even more sensitive to it (but at least my prints 
aren't green by the window any more).

From all these suggestions, I like anything with the word 
"carbon" in it. Carbon has that connotation like it's the oldest 
substance on the entire planet. Carbon is Biblical. Carbon is The 
Book of Genesis. My issue is that I don't think MIS color dyes 
contain carbon; I think you guys are talking about Piezo inks 
having carbon. So again, I'm left behind.

What about "Photographic dye ink on watercolor paper"? Is that 
too wordy?  I like the word "ink"; ink sounds long-lasting, like the 
Declaration of Independence. "Dye" sounds like Rit Dye, which 
doesnt' sound permanent.

But I honestly DO think that conversations like this are healthy; 
just to keep this permance/language thing in the forefront.