Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote, in part, regarding digital printing >and outputted on virtually ANY digital output device, will always pale in comparison to a masterfully made silver print. There is a dynamic depth and richness to a good silver print (Cibachrome, Monochrome, or whatever), that just cannot be obtained by splattering ink onto the surface of some paper.> Well, if you _splatter_ dektol and fixer on _some_ paper there will be little evidence of mastery of the process, and you won't obtain much depth or richness, nor will you likely obtain a good silver print. It doesn't take must mastery to splatter ink on some paper. But, IMHO, a digital print, masterfully made, may be different from a silver print, but certainly can be beautiful and worthy of a portfolio or a place on a wall - away from direct sunlight. 8^) Regards, John Haugaard Decatur, Georgia