[pure-silver] Re: What happend?

I've seen exactly the same thing and as with you, only with prints that I 
have at work and only RC papers (the only RC I 
used and took to work was Ilford MGIV).  These are all older prints before 
I permanently switched to to bath 
fixing for all my prints.

Insufficient fixing is still the most likely explanation, but I am not 
convinced that it is the only one.


Sandor

pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 06/28/2006 10:47:47 AM:

> Hi,
> 
> In my work office I have this photograph on the wall next to my monitor:
> It's a B&W print of my kids on Ilford MGIV, RC processed in DS-14. I
> usually make rather quickly test prints on 8*10 RC, later I decide which
> ones I want to reprint in (sometimes bigger format) FB.
> 
> This print has been hanging there for about 4 months and has been
> "changing" since 1 month or so. The light gray clouds behind the kids
> (and other lighter pars) are changing colour to a yellow /brown, quite
> nice btw.
> 
> At first I assumed I did not fix long enough, or used exhausted fix, and
> accepted as a "badge of shame"..;-).. But than I realized that the white
> borders stayed nicely white, as well as other lighter than light grey
> stayed white, so here is another phenomena taking place, but what.
> Attack of pollutants on the silver image? (it was not toned), or
> something else?
> 
> There are a few small "splotchy" areas in the grey clouds which stayed
> grey, so perhaps nevertheless the fixer?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Cor

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