Digital BW, The Print

Let me say this:

In my limited testing of Silver Rag, it the best looking paper I've 
used.

This spring , I shot a portrait that I truely love (which says a lot 
because I hate everything I ever shoot. :>)  ) however, no matter how I 
printed it, it never looked "right". There's was something about the 
lighting that makes it very hard to print. I think it was due to the 
angle of the sun and the "color temp" at that particular time of day. I 
don't really know. It is just hard to get a good print made. I've tried 
many different versions of that file to get a good print.

I finally had an "acceptable" version that I was going to print on 
17X22" Epson  Premium Semimatte 250. I made a print that I liked. I 
matted and framed that print. I was my best attempt at printing that 
file.

When I recieved the Silver Rag paper to beta test, I decided to use 
that portrait file as a test since it was a difficult file to print.

I made a print on the Silver Rag and was really impressed.

When I put the Silver Rag next to the Semimatte version, I no longer 
like the Semimatte version that I had matted and framed.

I plan on using Silver Rag when it's released for all my "serious" and 
commissioned b&w work.

I'm sure if you try this paper when  it's released, you'll be very 
pleased.
(The base is a little "warm" though, but I love warm papers for 
portraits).

I still need to try it in my C86 with MIS inks and would love to try it 
in an R220 with MIS PK in BO mode.

Scott




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mambo445" 
<pchok@y...> wrote:
>
> How does it look in high contrast area especially in the very light
> (near white with very little to no ink was laid)? Is there any gloss
> differential in those area?
>