Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton 
Jones" <cj@c...> wrote:
> 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>).

*-Hi Clayton.

As a transplanted easterner, myself,  I can tell you the 
photography is just as good here as you  imagine it is.  I live only 
an hours drive from the White Sands National Monument .  I get 
an annual pass there, since I return for photo shoots so often.  
BO printing really lends itself to the scenes I shoot there. I would 
certainly enjoy showing you around, if you decided to visit. 
However,  standing in a swamp and shooting  'gators,  doesn't 
sound  like too good a trade.   :-)b
> 
> 
> >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. 

*- Sounds like I don't have a mislabeled cart. 

 

> >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. 

*- Reading the thread about using Photo Black(7600) and semi 
matte paper, makes me wonder if this might be another thing to 
try?

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

*- No argument, Clayton,  I think there are  some real 
possibilities with this ink.  I just have to select the images that 
take advantage of it's subtle hues.  I also like the uniform look 
when I lay out all my eboni prints together.  The more I print, the 
more I want to go out and get images that take advantage of it's 
capabilities.  :-)  

                     Lincoln