Janet Hardin asks:

>Do any of you know of a good place to have prints made from slides? By this
>I mean something of professional/publishing quality. While I am not a
>frequent or very talented photographer, I do on occasion take a wildlife
>slide of which I am somewhat proud, and would like to have a couple prints
>made. However, some of my past experiences with the more easily accessible
>outlets have left something to be desired as to quality of results. I would
>like to find a place where the most is made of whatever quality original I
>present to them. Some place in the Seattle area, preferrably in the north
>part of the metropolitan area (as far as the latitude of Lynnwood) is
>preferrable. Thanks for any and all suggestions!

I've had good results at Ivey Seright in downtown Seattle (424 8th N).
They are a full service professional lab where I take the few that I want
to make a display print of. If you want to get things like cropping,
color correction and dodging done they can certainly do that. Be prepared
for sticker shock.
Another comment on Cibachrome: the top dye layer on
the paper is red so it favors red more so than blue. If you've got a
slide with good reds in it, a Cibachrome can really make a bright print.
On the other hand, blues can look a bit off compared with the original
slide.

Ed Schulz
Everett, WA
eschulz at eldec.com