Digital BW, The Print

You can¹t ³reduce² what¹s not there...  ;^)

Obviously, too much blur will reduce detail.

Two different things may be happening in renditions from optical (read wet)
enlargements. I¹ve seen enough large prints where the grain is not resolved,
or is resolved differently across the print, to realize that many darkroom
prints simply were not completely in focus, or were out of alignment.
Sometimes the out-or ­focus was intentional, sometimes not. Secondly, a
diffuse light source would always minimize the grain (and gave rise to the
same sorts of discussions as this one re- sharpness vs. smoothness).

Bill

on 3/30/05 6:25 PM, Djon wrote:

> 
> --- 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.
> 
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