Digital BW, The Print

Hello Lincoln,

How's things in the land of the far west?  Want to trade places for
awhile, you shoot Florida and I'll shoot New Mexico?   I can show you
some great places for alligators (don't fall in <g>).


>I have been working up BO images and printing with Epsons 
>standard T007 cart on my 1280...Eboni...is a lot more than 
>"slightly warmer".

If you've been using the dye inks then any carbon ink will look very
warm.  It's all relative.  Eboni is less warm than the two carbon inks
it substitutes for: the UC Matte Black and Photo Black.  PB is the
warmest, then MB, then Eboni.  To the best of my knowledge, Eboni is
currently the least warm of the carbon inks that don't fade and color
shift.  I'm using it now and find the color very pleasing.


>so I could not make direct comparisons with the older MIS black. 

I previously used the MIS FS-K.  Eboni is warmer than a fresh FS
print, but cooler than one after it warmed.  A warmed FS-K print is
much like UC Photo Black.


>However, with the Eboni printing he is now a very black dog in 
>a sepia world instead of a grey world.

Eboni does seem to look blacker (meaning as opposed to brown) at Dmax.
 I like the effect - it adds a richness to the prints.  


>The subtle sepia hues in the midtones is wonderful in some images.

Eboni really is beautiful stuff, and has interesting characteristics
with regard to Dmax and response to different papers.  I'm just
beginning to explore its possibilities, but my impressions so far are
that I'm dealing with some nice rich beautiful ink.  My intuitive
response to it is that a new creative zone has been opened up to me,
and especially because it's very stable.   I no longer fear selling a
print.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm