Digital BW, The Print

Very well said Tyler.

Regards
Duane


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
<tyler@t...> wrote:
> High dmax has never been one of the attributes of matte surface art,
> when strictly compared to glossy photo prints. "Beautiful" blacks, on
> the other hand, are and have been. We are currently surpassing
> platinum print dmax, one of the most beautiful photographic print
> processes by some standards. Some of these things are subjective, and
> a very old timer might say silver never rose to the level of platinum.
> Frederick Evans stopped printing when platinum paper was no longer
> available, claiming it was not possible to print to his satisfaction
> with newer materials (read silver).
> Stop looking at numbers and open your eyes and experience the prints
> for what they are.
> Many extraordinary artists (some of them darkroom masters) can see the
> beauty of these prints and are in full acceptance of them if it makes
> their particular imagery sing.
> If your imagery comes alive best on traditional silver paper prints,
> by all means stay in the darkroom.
> I for one am not looking for an equalizer, for me these are already
> better for many images, and have been for some time.
> 
> Tyler
> www.custom-digital.com
>