Digital BW, The Print

How can they possibly make even an acceptable 30x40 print from a 4x6 print, let alone and exceptional print?
 
Tom Baker

--- On Sun, 4/26/09, pr_roark <pr_roark@...> wrote:

From: pr_roark <pr_roark@...>
Subject: [Digital BW] Ansel Adams Archival Replicas
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 12:13 PM








I had an opportunity to see some samples of the new Ansel Adams "Archival Replicas" in Yosemite the other day. See
http://www.anselada ms.com/index. asp?PageAction= VIEWPROD& ProdID=2290
for information on these digital prints that the Adams family trust is now selling. They are generally believed to be HP Z3100-based prints.

The main think one notices about them is that the image is overmatted and there is no signature anywhere to be seen. They look like silver prints, but then most of what we do does look that way under glass.

I didn't have a magnifier with me to see if they are using color inks (aside from the color inks that are part of the HP grey inks).

The main thing I noticed when viewing up close with standard reading glasses is that they are not very sharp. I was not able to compare them side by side with the original silver prints, but with digital controls and printing, we're becoming so accustomed to very sharp enlargements that the lack of sharpness in these surprised me.

Paul
www.PaulRoark. com 
















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