Hi, Steve...
Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, but I didn't see it until just now. Actually, I addressed exactly your point, but not in that particular article. I wrote a rather lengthy article shortly after the series on Contraction, entitled: The Primacy of Local Contrast, in which, among other things, I specifically state that film is best used for decreasing local contrast, while paper best serves the needs of increased local contrast. The article appeared a short time after the Contraction series, I believe. Perhaps that is where you got the idea, but have since forgotten. If you came up with it on your own, bravo! I don't recall anyone else having that insight.
You can find a recent update of the article here:
http://davidkachel.com/wpNewDK/?page_id=8
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