stillshunter
Super Moderator Emeritus
- Location
- Down Under
- Name
- Mark
I find that with film there is still so much magic, but I was recently reminded that magic has two sides.
What's that old adage..."thank God for small mercies". Well man, I'd never have thought my heart would start again around this time yesterday. I'd been keen for my weekend to arrive so I could process last week's roll taken during a very nice stroll. It all went pear-shaped from the start where the reels kept mushing the film and they just would not load (for the non-filmers out there....this is me trying to load the 35mm film onto the reels for developing in tank). I was relieved when, with a little force, the reels went into the can and the lid was popped on.
Processed.
Washed.
Hung.
Drying.
Cardiac Arrest.
The film folded in on itself within the reels during development and the roll was stained with sprocket holes, undeveloped in some creases, and burned in others. Just tragic!!!
I salvaged a few frames....and have learned a lesson or two - about film, magic, and myself.
NB: better viewed as intended on Flickriver...bigger and on a black background. Click images.
place at rest by stillshunter, on Flickr
light on a small fall by stillshunter, on Flickr
towards home by stillshunter, on Flickr
my world through a straw by stillshunter, on Flickr
What's that old adage..."thank God for small mercies". Well man, I'd never have thought my heart would start again around this time yesterday. I'd been keen for my weekend to arrive so I could process last week's roll taken during a very nice stroll. It all went pear-shaped from the start where the reels kept mushing the film and they just would not load (for the non-filmers out there....this is me trying to load the 35mm film onto the reels for developing in tank). I was relieved when, with a little force, the reels went into the can and the lid was popped on.
Processed.
Washed.
Hung.
Drying.
Cardiac Arrest.
The film folded in on itself within the reels during development and the roll was stained with sprocket holes, undeveloped in some creases, and burned in others. Just tragic!!!
I salvaged a few frames....and have learned a lesson or two - about film, magic, and myself.
NB: better viewed as intended on Flickriver...bigger and on a black background. Click images.
place at rest by stillshunter, on Flickr
light on a small fall by stillshunter, on Flickr
towards home by stillshunter, on Flickr
my world through a straw by stillshunter, on Flickr