Oh, so flash camera light is an issue! Hey, I guessed right! Interesting that flash camera light has that potent a reaction on as you say "fragile textile structures". Amazing... (I know light has a deleterious effect on paintings, but thought that was a reaction specifically with paint compositions.) Thanks Wolfgang! Judy Platz (Maine) ----- Original Message ----- From: Wolfgang Schlick To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Re: Orkney hood-reply to Fiona >What would be the wisdom in disallowing a photo of the original? Actually, photos of the hood do exist: front, back, close-ups of various parts; I've seen them last year, when I visited the Royal Museum. They are all done for research and under 'labaratory conditions'. But when such things are on display, the public is not allowed to take any shots in general! I think that happened in Kirkwall as well. The reason for that is quite simple: Folks might use flash lights esp. from short distances and this lights do not only harm to the colors but to the fragile textile structures as well. A few couple of flash lights may have the same result as a display in bright sunshine for days. It is the same as it is with old paintings ... but such things as the hood will react even more sensible. ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com