Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt@...> 
wrote:
>
>............ one of the prints is Ilford Gold Silk Fiber > [IG] paper, and the other is 
Ultrasmooth.[U].
> 
> The IG print is warmer, and the U print has a whiter base.  The IG print 
> is slightly lighter.
> 
> With this image, I prefer the image tone of The U print. With tungsten lighting the IG 
tone becomes  excessively warm with this image for my tastes.
> 
> Both are essentially gloss-differential and bronzing free.

I agree with the above comments.

I made a comparison print using an Epson R2400, Epson K3 inks, with IJC/OPM RIP on my 
Crane Silver Rag (CSR) using Crane Silver Rag.  I wanted to see to compare the "U" print 
against my favorite paper, to see if I would be interesting in switching to Tyler's paper and 
process.

The CSR print has a very slight green "tone," which I did not notice until I compared it to 
the "U" print.  The "U" print is slightly lighter in the mid grey tones (using the curves tools, 
with blk = 100%) at about 65% range.  The "U" print is more appealing to me, since it is 
cooler and the whites look better.  

Tyler, please keep in mind that I am not a professional and I only print for myself.

Martin