Yes, probably. That sounds like it. It's really a cross-hatch
pattern. Maybe whoever used "pebble" to describe the surface had
something else in mind. What I hate about it is that it is dead
regular and therefore hard to ignore or obscure.
So did anyone ever actually print on silk?
Joel W.
On 1/30/07, Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Must be the old Kodak Opal V, which was extensively used for wedding
> photography. My 1970 edition of the "Kodak Master Darkroom Dataguide" has
> photo paper samples in it and describes Opal as, "Simulates silk, is popular
> for wedding photography. Also a very attractive medium for expressing
> brightness in snow scenes, seascapes, etc."
>
> Yeah, it's a bitch to scan.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> --big snip--
>
> > I've got several other old photos with this problem I'm looking
> > forward to trying this on. That pebble surface has stumped me for
> > years.
> >
> > Joel W.
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