Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bill Morse
<whm.lists@v...> wrote:
> Whatever you do, don¹t assume that the various ³softening²
techniques aren¹t
> reducing fine detail.  

Gaussian blur doesn't reduce fine detail if you can't see it in the
first place.  

A 4000ppi scan's rendition of grain is not necessarily as attractive
as the rendition from an optical enlargement. 

My experience is that if you begin with too much grain you may
actually increase appearance of sharpness with a combination of
Gaussian blur and USM. A photographic print exists in order to create
an appearance. 

>Ultimately this is an aesthetic decision, balancing
> smoothness against detail.