Digital BW, The Print

Hi Brian:

Have you considered adding noise to a 16bit scan/processed digital 
image of the file?

(maybe 1-3 pixels-try gaussian monochrome) Sometimes it will look bad 
on screen but very natural in the image.

Hope that helps,

Andrew Darlow

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>Brian,
>I have a Rebel XT image with similar problems.
>Assuming the image is RAW, go back to your raw converter and set the
>colorspace to pro-photo, 16-bit.  Then ignoring everything else in the
>scene, make huge changes to color temperature, exposure, etc. to find a
>setting that reduces posterization in the trouble area.  Process that, put
>it in as a layer in PS, and blend into the overall image using whatever
>tools seem to work.
>Try every RAW processor you have; they will all give different results with
>blown out channel(s) like that.
>
>Beautiful image, BTW.
>
>Best regards,
>John Moody
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Brian
>Chapman
>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:41 AM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] having trouble printing a particular image...
>
>Hey,
>
>I'm having trouble printing this image:
><http://flickr.com/photos/brianechapman/117916981/>http://flickr.com/photos/brianechapman/117916981/
>
>The problem is with the transition between the light on the horizon
>and the sky.  I can not seem to get a smooth transition to the sky if
>I print any smaller than 12x12 (even at that size it's a little bit
>noticeable).  If I print 8x8 there are visible "cutoffs" as each major
>tonal change progressing from white (the very center of the light) to
>black (the sky) and especially between the last two steps (between
>almost black and completely black.)
>
>If I print BO the transition is much less "stepped" and looks much
>better but I want to be able to print this one continuous tone.
>
>The image looks fine on screen (my screen now matches the prints very
>closely).  I've tried dozens of small adjustments to the image but
>nothing seems to work.
>
>Any ideas as to what else I can try?
>
>Equipment:
>Epson R220
>UT-R2 inks
>BO & full ink methods
>EEM paper
>with and without Paul's QTR profiles
>
>Thanks!!!!!
>
>Brian
>

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