Weird marks negative

<p>A friend of mine sent me this pictures which shows some really strange marks on negatives.<br>

I guess something went wrong on the developing, like negatives sticking together on the spool.<br>

At first I tough it was a fixer problem....<br>

<br />Any suggestion?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>L.</p><div></div>

If it is not scratches, I would suggest it might be static electricity or even xray damage.

<p>I see lots of dirt specks and dust 'strands' -- the only odd things are the two+ vertical long marks on the left between the pole and the chimneys, but they could easily be scratches, or perhaps a very light 'crinkle' when the film was loaded on the reel. The upper part in the sky does look a little like possible static electricity, but the linear marks lower down, not so much.</p>

<p>White on a neg means crap on the neg. Black means there is no emulsion there. I would first guess static, but there is a rectangular spot which suggests the emulsion must have just fallen off. Maybe a defect.</p>

<p>What was the film?</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>thanks for the responses,</p>

<p>The film was hp5+, and as far as I know was shot and processed in very hot ans humid weather.</p>

<p>Those are due to water marks, dust and scratching. More careful processing and filtered water, plus correct use of wetting agent is the answer.</p>

<p>I think it is scratches and some residue of the calcium from the water used.<br /> I had similar issues with calcium deposits when I first started developing again and I solved it by using distilled or de-ionized water (whichever I can get the cheapest) for the last wash followed to a few drops of Photo-flo in some new distilled/de-ionized water.</p>