Digital BW, The Print

My visit here has been short so far.  There is a lot of discussion 
about what's neutral, etc.

THE (caps on purpose) reason to achieve neutral grays from my point 
of view is to know how to do it.  From there you have confidence in a 
baseline and can push a print in a direction of color (if so desired).

When people speak of looking at a silver print that's neutral I 
wonder what they could be looking at?  In our family a 'neutral' 
silver print has to come from a chlorobromide based paper because it 
has the potential of warm and cool.  Bromide papers are always 
referred to as cool, period.

I've seen a Joseph Sudek print that was green, completely and 
appropriately, but could still be referred to as a B&W print since it 
was monochromatic.  Sheeler's earlier prints were warm 
(platinum/palladium) but are still B&W in my book and a specific 
media within it.  I once saw a Sheeler in a show, there was a bench 
near by and I was glad for it.  The picture literally sat me down and 
we studied it for a long while.

Cleavis