Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

>I'm getting different results on Epson Scrapbook than on the beta
>UltraSmooth I have.  Too bad.

Never tried the Epson Scrapbook primarily because it doesn't come in sizes
that I normally print.

>My conclusion was the same.  I don't think I could tell the difference
>between a print on Entrada Natural and one on UltraSmooth, but my wallet
>can.  I think Entrada is a bargain.

Definitely a bargain when compared to many other premium papers...and, I
don't have to mess
with flattening paper!

>The OBA papers, however, look brighter in my office
>(fluorescent lights), but they read as simple bluer, which the eye must see
>as "brightness."  OBAs convert UV to blue light -- until they burn out.

Basically, this is what I'm seeing under indirect roomlight from south
facing windows in my
living room. The Entrada BW print with tint 50,50 (IP) is v-e-r-y blue; the
tint 100,100 which
is as warm as I can go with IP 5.6 is not as blue, but clearly cold when
compared to Ultrasmooth
or Entrada Natural. The Entrada Natural print is sitting right next to the
Ultrasmooth print and,
surprisingly, given that the base paper is indistinguishable, looks somewhat
less warm. Not quite
as cool as the Epson Velvet version. It really seems to "glow" when compared
to the others.

>I'm also a fan of Moab Entrada, especially the Natural.  While it does
>flake, this can usually be dealt with by brushing or wiping off the paper
>before printing.

I'll have to watch for flaking. Thank you for mentioning it.

>I've suggested to Moab that if they supply some Entrada paper to the
>Anderson Ranch workshop this summer, we could make it a workshop project to
>write curves for the paper.

I think this would be wise thing for the Moab paper company to do. They
really need to get the
word out. Since I'm now a fan of their Natural, I'll definitely being doing
my part to alert other
digital photogs that I know. I'd like to see this paper hang around for a
long time.

Alan Huntley