Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Timmermans" 
<zenphoto7@a...> wrote:
> 
> The initial prints on my 2200 look great or I should say "looked"
> great until I laid some out on the bed in front of the window. I had
> been looking at them straight on but lying on the bed and seeing 
them
> at an angle I noticed the blacks looked posterized or solarized or
> something. It was like you could see the layers as if they were 
raised
> a little higher than the colors or were wet. Very disturbing.
> 
> I placed some of my 1280 prints next to them and the 1280 prints
> looked fine. Very photographic in appearance.
> 
> Prior to this, in order to better match my prints to my monitor I 
made
> a serious adjustment to the brightness on the monitor raising the
> brightness from 50% to to 87.4% because my prints have always come 
out
> brighter than they look on the monitor. I would often make a
> brightness adjustment to the print before printing and I could get 
it
> closer but still not perfect. This adjustment to the monitor seemed 
a
> better match when the print came out but that is when I noticed this
> wetness/solarization. I honestly think the two issues are unrelated 
as
> an earlier 2200 print done prior to the monitor adjustment 
exhibited a
> similar solarization as the print done afterwards.
> 
> Any explanation or suggestions about this? Anyone else had this 
problem?
> 
> Tim

Hi Tim

If you like glossy prints you could try Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss 
which I think shows very little bronzing. Do not use the Classic 
version of this paper because its for dye ink printers and could make 
a mess of your printer. Alternatively you could try Epson Premium 
Semigloss which I think produces a better colour print with no 
bronzing.

Peter.