[pure-silver] Re: drips on roll film

Well first thing you need to do if you like the images is to get the best scans 
you can before you do a thing.  Its a safety factor in case something happens 
to them trying to fix them.  You can always correct the damage digitally, then 
send the file out to a place with a film recorder that can write the file onto 
film for you to print conventionally.

A couple of possibilities.  First question is do you have hard water?  It could 
be water deposits.  I also wonder if it could be a fixer issue.  Richard would 
be the one to know, but at the very least Id re fix in fresh fixer, rewash and 
fresh photo flo.  I don't think it would do any harm, and might help.  Others 
likely have better ideas.

The tiny holes are different issue.  Usually they are from an acid that is too 
strong.  The common culprit is the stop bath if you are using the acid stop 
bath.

Shannon Stoney <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  
I have some bad drips on some of my roll film that I processed 
recently.  I was shooting out in west texas where the sky is very 
pristine so the drips are very obvious.  I think it might have 
something to do with the Photo flo.  Like, maybe it was old or I didn't 
dilute it right or something.  The reason I suspect the photo flo is 
that the drips run lengthwise  on the film, not crossways, which would 
suggest a problem with pouring in the developer, or the stop or 
something.

  Some of these negatives also have "holes" in the emulsion that print 
black.  Not sure what causes that except for rough handling; but I was 
pretty gentle with them, I think.

Despite all these goofs, I got a few good images!  I wonder how old I 
will be before I stop inventing new ways to screw up my negatives.

--shannon

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