Digital BW, The Print

Mike,

I don't hear like I used to, but I'm sure our realtor said super FUN 
site.

Jeff


> 
> Have you check with the EPA to see if your house sits in a 
Strategic 
> Nuclear Missle area, or perhaps near Love Canal? ;-)
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "ljkorte" 
<jeffkorte@m...> 
> wrote:
> > I guess I made the original post some time ago about HM  
> > photorag 308 turning yellow. Here's what I can add today:
> > 
> > A dozen matted shrink-wrapped prints on HM photorag 308 
were 
> > just returned to me today that were displayed in the store 
area of 
> > a gallery for  2 months. The paper base looks just as white 
as 
> > when I printed them.
> > 
> > Prints that I have at home unprotected still turn yellow quite 
> > rapidly. And they do not get any direct sun.
> > 
> > I'm thinking I have a local environment that is doing 
something 
> > here...
> > 
> > Also, the fact that protected (shrink-wrap or glassed) prints 
don't 
> > show the yellowing suggests that it is not UV related. I have 
not 
> > done a direct sun test so I haven't seen any "bleaching".
> > 
> > Also, also, I sent samples of the yellowed photorag to 
> > Hahnemuhle and they are apparently doing some tests at 
their 
> > lab in Germany.
> > 
> > If anyone's interested, I'll let the group know what I hear from 
> > them. They said they'd let me know in the next couple of 
weeks.
> > 
> > I am relieved that they appear to hold up well when under 
glass. 
> > 
> > 
> > Jeff Korte