alexcarter Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Anyone got any idea how to create a flat sky?? Not sure how the streaks came about in the processing (maybe due to not using a proper stop) However, they are here now and i would like to correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 maybe due to not using a proper stop Unlikely. You could try re-washing and drying the film again after adding a drop of wetting agent to the final rinse. I'm guessing that the negatives are very 'thin' from the look of that scan, and this will exaggerate any slight density variations. You might want to aim for more exposure or to extend the developing time (or both) in future. BTW. That's a weird 'fog' around the RH pylon. Was there a visible coronal discharge from the power lines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcarter Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Iv tried rewashing several times, using a wetting agent, no change, lines appearing in same position. The weird fog is just a blur off a panel on the fence in front i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 The weird fog is just a blur off a panel on the fence in front i believe Ah! Picture taken through a moving train or vehicle window? If so, maybe the streaks were on the window to start with? Raindrops swept across by the wind or something similar perhaps? If it's not that. Are you using a 'twizzle stick' to agitate the film? If so, it's an archaic and crap way to agitate. Get an inversion tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcarter Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 I would say your onto something, however it's consistent through the film, also on images not taken through a window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 With such large areas of uniform density, it will always be a problem. The eye is very sensitive to variations like that, trying to put structure into something that doesn't have any. As above, I suspect that it is agitation related. Likely the reason that agitation questions don't come up more often is that with most scenes you won't notice tiny variations like that. Normally stop bath wouldn't be a problem, but in this case you might be extra sensitive to the timing of pouring in the developer, and then the timing of pouring on the stop or water. Some parts get developed just a tiny bit more, and come out just a little darker. Normal agitation is supposed to fix that. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric evan lee Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Did you rotate the developer around the film, twisting the film? looks like possibly developer movement. The same can be achieved with a swizzle stick going up and down in a tank getting lines under sprocket holes. Try putting the lid on, and properly agitating the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 It would be useful to know which direction is which on the roll, but I suspect one can come up with agitation related answers in either direction. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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