Stopped me in my tracks...
This is one of a working prints of this image, and I'm not sure yet what directions I want to go with it, but I'd love to hear people's feelings about the image. It looks a bit darker on my screen than in print...
I think this would benefit from a dark and moody print to enhance the patterns. On my monitor it looks about right, maybe burn the edges a little to enclose the image. Contrast looks about right, very nice indeed.
Thanks for all the kind comments.
A darker, contrastier print of this was my first instinct, and I have a couple that I really like. Perhaps I'll post one for comparison the next time I'm near a scanner. This print was a bit of a surprise, I didn't expect to like the lighter version of it as much as I do.
I've never tried bleaching, but I'm interested in experimenting with it. I'll have to search the archives here for a little more info.
The Nuance paper has challenged me, but sometimes I get something right, and boy do those midtones just sing!