Digital BW, The Print

Tyler Boley wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "olaf ringdahl" <o.ringdahl@...> 
> wrote:
>> ...for my purposes, the paper should have 
>> exactly the same gloss as the ink...

[...]

> However, those who complain about it the most to me are holding the print at such an angle 
> to reveal the problem that you'd never actually view any print that way.
> Though I'd like to see things better, the problem may be a bit overemphasised.

I could not agree more.  This is the age-old problem - photographers inspect
their prints as if under a microscope.  We find every little annoyance, like
the slightly soft lens it was taken with, or the gloss differential :-)

I've begun to fight the urge to inspect prints so closely and instead
try to appreciate the image, rather than the microscopic details.  That doesn't
it isn't appropriate to inspect closely at some points, or that improved
inks aren't welcome.  It just means we need to remember to view the image
before picking it apart.

> I still think pigments are going to evolve quite a bit, in this area as well as gamut.

Agreed.

Dana