Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 2/11/2003 9:55:56 AM Central Standard Time, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

> Obviously there are also psychological and behavioral issues,
> too.  Most people don't look at 13x19" prints close-up; they
> look at them from feet away, where the dots won't show.  But
> we're photographers and many photographers, including me,
> DO examine prints close up.  So it depends.
> 

I have been grinding what is left of my teeth about this issue (and a couple 
more) for some time.  There are standards for the proper viewing of images, 
including silver, i.e. example: an 8x10 should be in a mat, viewed from X 
distance under Y lighting, under Z conditioins  It does NOT include viewing 
under a 10X loupe or twiddling the image around under every light source 
known to man looking for metamerism.

When I am sitting in my chair and looking at my BO prints matted and hung on 
a wall 8 feet away, I dare anyone to see a dot.  I am not saying they are not 
there, but when viewed properly they are not visible.  When a tree falls in 
the forest and there is not ear to hear, is there any sound?

Jerry in Houston


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