blue photos

[cmun]

i got my film scans back and they all tuned out blue. what is the cause? i used expired film but i didn’t think it would affect it this much. is it the camera, expired film, or developing issues? i shot on a cannon eos rebel xs from 93.

[ericphelps]

What does the B&W look like out of the camera?

[ed_farmer]

What film?  Where were they developed?  How does the film itself look?  Does the discoloration continue into the film edges and between frames?  

[Tony Parsons]

By posting this in 'Beginner's Questions', more people may see it and be able to offer some insight into the mystery. They look as if they were taken under water - could this have some bearing on the matter ?

Edited January 5, 2023 by tony_parsons1

[ericphelps]

Well let's not expect any response if he's still under water........

[rodeo_joe1]

You get a similar effect (severe under-exposure, fuzzy focus and colour cast) by exposing through the back of the film. Any chance the cassette was loaded back-to-front? 

Later Edit:

This could be due to some dozy minilab operative putting a B&W film through the C-41 colour line. That would account both for a near-invisible image (bleached away in the Blix) and a Cyan cast, as the scanner tries to compensate for a non-existent orange mask. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by rodeo_joe1
Afterthought.

[rodeo_joe1]

5 days later and no response from the OP. 

I hope this isn't going to be one of those hit'n'run posts that leaves an unsolved mystery. Because that doesn't help anyone with a similar issue. 

Also, a Google for 'blue photos' is probably not going to be helpful!😄

Edited January 9, 2023 by rodeo_joe1