Digital BW, The Print

Little bronzing, none under most light. If you work at it you can see it. 

There is an etched-seeming effect on the surface, at the edges of deep
blacks, analogous almost to the famous "Rodinal Effect" ... that's 
where bronzing can be seen if you hold the print at an angle under
certain (unusual) kinds of light. I can see it if I hold the print
close to an Ott light (neo daylight) at about 45deg. I've not found
other situations but they probably exist. No evidence of it under
tungsten, open soft daylight, harsh daylight, or warm fluorescent.
Might be a problem under spots, such as decor or certain exhibit
lighting. 

I don't think glossy's ever been the ideal for photos under glass, so
if the print's supposed to be hung I'll use a matte.

Kokopelli is better-looking than Kodak's RC silver paper ever was,
even with the bronzing. Better blacks, better scale, better gloss. 

Kokopelli isn't as satisfactory for color, but Photoshop User says
it's the best, fwiw. I'm using Moab Entrada Natural for color, a matte
paper without whiteners. 




 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveabrink"
<steveabrink@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> For the Moab glossy paper are you using the IsmoothPearl profile or a 
> custom profile?
> 
> How's the bronzing? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> SteveB
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Djon" 
> <westsidemaurice@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > QTRgui does a fabulous job (easy as pie, zero glitches) with inkjet
> > B&W (2200 and OEM pigments) but I've not figured out how to specify
> > image size on a print, or how to locate a print accurately on a page
> > (which we can do with some awkwardness using the Epson printer app).
> >  
> > For example, I'd like to make 6X9 on 8.5X11 and I CAN do that with 
> the
> > Epson printer app, but I can't do that with QTR...which is near
> > perfect, for B&W. Grrrr.
> > 
> > Any ideas out there?
> > 
> > Plug: Moab Kokopelli and the standard Epson pigments produce VERY
> > attractive and subtle selenium-toned look, superb blacks, and an
> > excellent high gloss in B&W... 
> > 
> > I wish color was as satisfactory gloss-wise... a report in the 
> current
> > Photoshop User Magazine rates Kokopelli as the very best glossy 
> paper
> > in all but one test image, but it still looks like glossy color's
> > further from perfect than is QTR B&W glossy.