Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the helpful replies. Might try your idea, David, of 
turning screen brightness down.I would worry about the effects on 
the highlights of using a global, say, levels change.
Another approach I have been working on is to convert my image layer 
to a Smart Object, and applying a Shadows/Highlight filter to the 
smart object layer. This gives a non-destructive 
Shadows/Highlight 'adjustment layer' that can be modified to and fro 
until the right degree of lightening for the viewing conditions can 
be worked out. I guess if I then saved these settings as an .SHH 
file, I could apply them to all future prints on this paper.
 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john794552" 
<jwillyfontana@...> wrote:
>
> On Windows XP and using CS3, I print toned monochromes on an Epson 
> 2400. Both monitor and printer/paper combination are calibrated. I 
use 
> an LCD monitor, and the printer output when viewed under a bright 
> white bulb corresponds well to the appearance on the monitor. 
However 
> in lower viewing light levels as, say, a camera club venue, shadow 
> details are more difficult to discern. This more of a problem with 
> images that are printed more darkly, which, in my case, is quite a 
> high proportion.
> I have tried applying a brightening levels adjustment, but, having 
> worked hard to produce subtle shadow detail, I feel this is a very 
> blunt tool for solving my problem.
> Have others experienced this problem? If so, how have you 
approached 
> the problem?
> Many thanks
> John
>