Your print could be a little dark for room light then, with a traditional
photo paper print there are some 'hidden' dark tone that can be seen under
bright light and you get more dynamic range.
Generally you should increase the brightness/contrast (I use curve tool)
before send to the lab if you have asked for direct output without
adjustment. I did over a thousand outputs few years ago, all prints were
came out as expected after I have made a match of the montior to the trial
prints.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Chuck Norcutt"
> It doesn't matter how good the scanner. The dynamic range of Velvia is
> about 5 stops and the print less than that. The scanner probably can't
> match the dynamic range of the film (at least on one pass) but it's
> probably good enough for the range of the print which is probably less
> than 4.
>
> No doubt each print is individually lit and it makes a big difference.
> Last summer I shot a large, stately tree on Cape Cod for a friend who
> had fallen in love with the tree (the second one I've shot for her, she
> loves big trees). The image on screen looks very nice but I was very
> disappointed in the print when I first saw it. But taking the print
> into sunlight similar to the light it was shot in makes it just glow.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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