Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography 
<skid@b...> wrote:
> Martin Wesley wrote:
(snip)

> > http://www.christopherburkett.com/
> >
> > Click on the "No Digital" in the red circle with the red slach
> > through it if you want to have your blood boiled. Otherwise pass.
> >
> 
> OK....we are in agreement.  Christopher Burkett is an idiot.  ;- )
> 
> It reminds me of the old joke:
> Guy in hotel offers a sweet young thing a million dollars 
to 'sleep' him.
> She replies affirmatively.
> then guy changes hi mind as says, how about $20?
> She replies, "What kind of a girl do you think I am?"
> He replies, " We already *know* what kind of a girl you are....We 
are just negotiating price now"  ;- )
> 
> If it's ok to do prints from an 'original', do contrast masks and 
whatever, it seems odd that it's not ok to
> do the same via digital reproduction...we already know what kind of 
a guy he is,........... ;- )

Harvey,

It suddenly strikes me that he is a man who has painted himself into 
a corner. One of the ideas of silver B&W fine art printing is that 
you did the best you could in the way of materials and processing to 
ensure the maximum live of your prints. With the advent of 70 year 
Fuji color materials and 200 year color inkjet, he is not adhereing 
to that concept. Seems like he is on the wrong side of the limb he is 
sawing off.

Martin