halina_nix

<p>The chemicals that I use to process negatives are all Arista brand. The fix is pretty new and I fix for six minutes total, agitating for three.</p>

<img src="http://s9.postimg.org/mucl9y9q7/IMG_1938.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://s24.postimg.org/l5m3u58vp/IMG_1941.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://s12.postimg.org/4iit6eqnh/IMG_1940.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="239" /> <img src="http://s17.postimg.org/rc0nd4rsv/IMG_1942_2.jpg" alt="" /> Does anyone know what could have caused this? The darker streaks get closer together the further down the roll and the closer to the spool, the darker it gets. This happened to me twice, and then I was able to get a good roll of negatives the third time. The film I use is Arista DX 135-24 ISO 400, my camera is a Canon AE-1 Program, and I use the same developing tanks, dark bag and chemicals as my fellow students and no one else has had this problem. I'm not sure if it is fixed but even if it is I would like to know what happened. Thanks p.s. These photos were taken by my iPod, sorry for the low quality <hr /> <p><em>Moderator notes:</em></p> <p><em>I'm seeing multiple problems. So many, in fact, that you'll need to start over from scratch.</em></p> <ol> <li><em>After adjusting the gamma and contrast I see no exposures at all on the negatives. There might be some fogging, but nothing else recognizable as a deliberate photography.</em></li> <li><em>I see what appear to be edge markings so the film was developed before fixing.</em></li> <li><em>The fogging patterns *might* be attributable to light leaks around the film door hinge area. Hard to tell because there are so many other problems.</em></li> <li><em>The extreme surge marks indicate poor agitation technique. It looks like the tank was shaken like a James Bond martini, during development, and then inadequately agitated during fixing.</em></li> </ol> <p><em>Try again, with a fresh roll of film. Follow standard techniques for exposure and development, using a good reference. Check the Ilford site for some excellent <a href="http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/200629163442455.pdf"><strong>tutorials in PDF format</strong></a>.</em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em>If you follow up with another roll of film and questions, please follow through by responding to replies to other forum members. Otherwise we're all just spinning our wheels taking wild guesses.</em></p> <p>*</p>