Digital BW, The Print

Well if it does appear it is harder to see.  Tonight I'm going to make
some 6x9s from D70 files and push it till it is obvious.  Then I'll
make a curve that pulls a little black at a time and see if I get the
look I like.  It does seem like I'm making it go to black too fast and
then you get all that ink that suddenly looks very one dimensional.

I general with scans anyway I push the curve up a little from the
middle and that is about it for curves.  I just open things up a bit,
but then I go back and add contrast to the more open image.  I scan
for an open and kind of lowish contrast starting point.

Now with the D70 RAW files I'm starting new.  I'm adding some punch in
Nikon Capture with levels on the RAW file and then going to CS to
finish and print.  I do think that 6x9s from the D70 don't show this
jagged look as much as larger prints I've upsized.  But then again
I've now made the offending area larger and it may be that it is just
plain easier to see.  That and I have my nose in it 'cause I want to
see how all the other details hold up.  Other than the jagged shadows
the eyes and eye lashes and pores in the skin and hair etc is very
very good.

I'll work on it and try some minus black curves.

Neil