Digital BW, The Print

I've been away for most of Christmas so I have only just had a chance to really look at the images. I am very impressed at the very high standard of printing and image-making and thanks to all for sharing their work. - A particular thanks to Nij for organising it.

I am reluctant to get into the kind of image print quality analysis that I have witnessed from one of the other print exchanges. I know that we are a group of people with much interest in the output quality of our prints but I still strongly think that it is the intrinsic image qualities and one's emotional reaction to it that is the point of image making.

So, as far as PQ is concerned I have no problems and, indeed much satisfaction, with all of the prints but if I had to pick out the three that will be hanging on my personal little wall then special thanks to Nina, Keith Bingham and Mike Stone.

Incidentally Mike would you be willing to share your experiences with your home made lens. Inspired by Mark Tuckers 'Plunger Cam'  I am in the process of attaching a rather large medium format loupe to the front of my Rollei SL66. I am hoping for some  interesting and serendipitous distortions.

All the best for 2002

Adrian Joyner
Clevedon
United Kingdom



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