Printing, round two.
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So this time, I'm using a picture from my second trip to Alcatraz:

So I soft-proofed it, and reduced the hue of the yellows and reds until they were within gamut. The other test print is a fair bit more saturated than the same image on-screen, so I think think the result won't be as washed-out on paper. OTOH this demonstrates that soft-proofing has limited value... Maybe a custom profile would help. But not today.

Anyway, I exported this pic from Lightroom with its standard sharpening for glossy paper. I should print a few "proofs" of this image on an 8x10: Straight, brightness +15, brightness +30, contrast +15, contrast +30.

Also, some sharpening tests - a detailed part at 100%, then a couple more with USM or smart sharpen or something. I doubt I can fit that all on one sheet though.

If I do a "final" of this image I think I'll the sky could do with a bit more blue.

And here... we... go...

> Z
Time passes.

Ok, the grid I printed is quite a bit more saturated than the image on-screen (thanks for not much, profiles). The shadows in all of them are kind of an ugly green, and fairly blocked up. Brightness adjustments are more useful than contrast.

For fun I converted the image to grayscale, curved up the shadows significantly, and printed that. Fresh out of the printer it looked pretty good - but after drying for 10-20 minutes there are obvious color casts: Green in the shadows, bit magenta in the midtones. But it's smooth! Tonal range looks pretty good.

Finally, I made an 8x10 color print. Again, I used a curve to bring up the shadows a fair bit; the detail's ok, but the shadows are really greenish So, I'm not sure quite what's going on there.