Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

I just received the new photo papers I ordered. Here is what I found 
based on one great Landscape scan from my Leica M7.

1) Epson Velvet fine art 13x19: Awsome paper nice warm cast. 
Definately adds a depth an quality to the print.  I will continue to 
use it.  Great when you want to add just a slight touch of warmth to 
the picture with BO eboni black printing.

2) H. photo rag 308 13x19: Great texture and depth.  Hard to tell the 
print apart from the epson velvet fine art.  Will likely not order 
again because it is the most expensive, and I had rouble seeing thed 
difference from epson velvet fine art. It is ever so slightly less 
warm.

3) Hawk Mountain BW 13x19: Awsome paper. It is very white and clean.  
The image just stands out.  It will give your print an almost cool 
carbon look to it.  The blacks are pure.  I highly recommend it and I 
plan to use it. You must try this paper.

4) Hawk Mountain Merlin Smooth:  I fine this and in between paper. It 
has the same texture of the Hawk Mountain Condor.  It will probably 
my best all around paper.


Keep in mind my sample print was a Landscape Photo.  I can see my 
paper requiments change with different types of pictures.  The final 
print I chose for framing was on epson velvet fine art for this print 
because of the slight warmth that the paper brought to the image.

The only time I had to change the back end profile curve in photoshop 
was on Hawk Mountain BW.  The midtones where just a little light 
because the paper was so white. I had to darken it just a touch by 2%.

Overall, it was a fun experiment.  I recommend you try these papers. 
I plan to use them in the future.  The ones I can see using most are 
the epson velvet fine art and the Hawk Mountain Papers.

Btw, Hawk Mountain Sent me a swatch with every single paper, and you 
can tell they really care about the quality of their product.

I think the Hahnemühle Photo Rag did not display greater Dmax then 
the Hawk Mountain papers.

I would like to thank Clayton Jones for pointing me in the right 
direction with these papers.

Btw, the 4 people who requested photos from me of that sample BO 
landscape picture.  I printed them on EEM as a sample of what BO can 
do.  I did not have my fancy papers in yet:)  If you really like the 
print on eem, I will send you a final copy for framing with the epson 
velvet fine art. Just drop me an email.

Thanks,
Steve