Digital BW, The Print

One of the AA "Aspen" prints that I saw appeared to be heavily
"ferricyanided"  (i.e. chemically bleached).  I don't know if it was by AA
print or by an assistant.  High quality duotone litho prints of this same
picture looked better to me than the silver-gelatin print because the
printing process moderated the bleaching artifacts.  Bleaching can really
make or break some prints, but you are always on the razors edge of make or
break.    IMHO Bruce Barnbaum is a master of the technique.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Morse" <pmorse@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Moonrise - was Signing prints question


This is probably OT in this discussion  ;-)  but in most of AA's 'Aspens'
images the tree trunks appear to be illuminated from both sides but not the
front.  Explaination please?  This has always bothered me.

Phil Morse