It wasn't the B&W inkjet prints that had this effect. Shel
> [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > Date: 4/14/2005 9:13:54 PM > Subject: Re: The Decline and Fall of the Photograph > > Quoting John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > > > > > Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > A couple of prints that I received showed "bronzing" in certain light, > > > > although that's not the correct term and it may be misleading. It's > > when > > > > the color changes a bit and appears a little metallic - metatastizing or > > > > something similar I believe it's called. > > > > > > Metamerism, looking different under different lighting conditions. > > > > Many inks show a metallic sheen when viewed at high angles of incidence. > > (Those of us old enough to remember inkwells in school desks may well > > also remember the copper or bronze appearance of the dried-up ink). > > Viewed head-on the colour may look just fine, but 'flop' the print so > > you're viewing it almost edge-on and you'll get a very different look. > > > > Bronzing and metamerism are two different things which I think John is saying > subtley. The apparent colour change of B&W inkjet printing under different > lighjting types is metamerism. The metallic sheen when viewed at an angle that > John explains is indeed commonly called bronzing. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au
