Digital BW, The Print

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> set up a digital darkroom (nikon sc 4000, epson 1160, MIS FS 
quadtone inks). I'm printing portraits from tibet and the true black 
just does not blend in. the prints have a great tonal spectrum in the 
highlights and midtones, but when it comes to the shadows, 

>the black blotches up and pixelates - looking very digital. am i 
doing something wrong? or is this just what i should expect with 
digital prints? > > thanks so much, dafna.

Dafna,

I had similiar experience this morning and had set the _sharpness on 
the scanner_ to high...when I turned it off & rescanned the problem 
went away.
I'm going to play with selective unsharp mask in Photoshop for this 
particular image.  Just something to consider while trying to figure 
it out.

Cleavis