Digital BW, The Print

Hi Frank,
I guess my point  (although I didn't say it in exact terms), is that  
different papers
behave in different ways. Some, I remember from the early days with  
Piezo inks,
all sat right on the surface of glossy papers -- so much so that you  
could wipe half
the inks off with a paper towel, hours later.

The paper I mentioned, Lumijet Gloss II, ( I'm not connected with  
them in any way) pulls the K3
Photo Black deep enough below the surface so that I'm not seeing any  
of the  reflectance differential from the surface,
even with top back lighting. Until I found that paper, I totally  
avoided glossy papers, because IMO, it's a pain
in the rear  to start spraying, not to mention a myriad of  
environmental problems with sprays and their
various compounds, and the need for a ventilated spraying booth if  
one does spray!

Clay


   >....what I've learned so far is
 > that the Photo Black ink (in particular) sits on the surface and  
has a
 > different reflectance to the paper surface and that causes the
 > 'solarized" appearance particularly where the dark and medium or  
light
 > tones meet.
 > Frank

& (I should have added to the last post) by spraying the 'shield' 2 or
3 times, you add some gloss to the print thereby lessening the
difference between the reflectance of the blacks and the rest,
reducing the 'solarized" appearance.



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