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Re: Walker Evans prints

2006-10-05 by Richard Orban

How were the prints lit?  Halogen?  I find the ImagePrint B&W I get 
from my 7600 & IP6 look fabulous in a gallery with Halogen spot 
lights.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jwinberg1" 
<jack.winberg@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All:
> 
> I was privileged to see the Walker Evans show (loupe in hand), and,
> from the comments here, approached it with some trepidation.  I did
> NOT want to see a poor showing of the digital prints.
> 
> To make a long story short, I was blown away by the quality of the
> show, in general, and the prints, in particular.  Where there were
> silver and digital prints side by side, latter came off VERY well,
> with lots of deep blacks, gradations, and pop.  I found VERY few
> digital blemishes.  The general comments of the viewers were MOST
> complimentary.  I left very relieved.  It was a damn GOOD SHOW!
> 
> Jack Winberg
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
> <tyler@> wrote:
> >
> > I should have made no comments about the prints. I have not seen 
them
> > myself. There's something addictive about the taste of my foot.
> > I'm hypersensitive to the entire issue. When you have people with 
a
> > definite agenda showing up to galleries with loups looking for 
reasons
> > to slam our prints, etc., well, I'm just tired of the whole deal.
> > We have, however, quietly slipped into an era of problem free 
output
> > with no fanfare and hardly noticing it ourselves. Some of the most
> > beautiful monochromatic prints I've seen are digital ink, and I
> > believe it will get even better.
> > My apologies for any possible slight I may have enabled with my 
post
> > about the Walker Evans exhibit. I'm happy it's even occurred, 
with ink
> > and silver together.
> > Tyler
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Thomas 
Patsenka
> > <tpatsenka@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All, I will not repeat my recent history with this 
project,
> see  
> > > my post from a few weeks ago.
> > > But I experienced no posterization with the images produced 
Martson/ 
> > > Hill. The general reaction
> > > to the show is very good, even with some minor faults. On 
Tuesday of  
> > > this week John Hill gave
> > > one of the directors of the Library of Congress a tour and he 
wants  
> > > to possibly have it travel.
> > > There is nothing shoddy about any of the images, in fact they 
exceed  
> > > most of W.E.'s standards.
> > > Thank you, Tom
> > >
> >
>

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