gtownby Posted January 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like to shoot analog when traveling abroad so I took some Tri-X and my MP to London in 2017 but doubted, on my return, that I had captured anything special. A few days after sending the exposed roll off to the lab, I got a call telling me that my film package had arrived badly damaged and that the film canister had been breached. The nice young lady told me that there were actual tire tread marks on my mailing envelope! I told her to develop and scan the film anyway. What I got in return was something that I could never have even hoped for (or replicate). Do you have any stories of light leaks, damaged film, or long-expired film that ended up as real gifts? Hope you'll post! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 17 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4120294'>More sharing options...
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frame-it Posted January 17, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, gtownby said: I like to shoot analog when traveling abroad so I took some Tri-X and my MP to London in 2017 but doubted, on my return, that I had captured anything special. A few days after sending the exposed roll off to the lab, I got a call telling me that my film package had arrived badly damaged and that the film canister had been breached. The nice young lady told me that there were actual tire tread marks on my mailing envelope! I told her to develop and scan the film anyway. What I got in return was something that I could never have even hoped for (or replicate). Do you have any stories of light leaks, damaged film, or long-expired film that ended up as real gifts? Hope you'll post! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! looks amazing actually 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted January 18, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2021 18 hours ago, gtownby said: I like to shoot analog when traveling abroad so I took some Tri-X and my MP to London in 2017 but doubted, on my return, that I had captured anything special. A few days after sending the exposed roll off to the lab, I got a call telling me that my film package had arrived badly damaged and that the film canister had been breached. The nice young lady told me that there were actual tire tread marks on my mailing envelope! I told her to develop and scan the film anyway. What I got in return was something that I could never have even hoped for (or replicate). Do you have any stories of light leaks, damaged film, or long-expired film that ended up as real gifts? Hope you'll post! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I’d pay for happy accidents like this. Wonderful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nowhereman Posted January 18, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2021 Correctly exposed, the problem here was the development, which was done by a "handcraft lab" in Chiang Mai. Normally, they did a great job, but they developed two rolls of Tri-X in a 625ml reel, rather than a larger one, which meant that there was substantially less Rodinal available than required, resulting in massive underdevelopment. The scan was difficult to work with in Lightroom, in that even a minuscule movement in the sliders resulted in great changes in gradation — but, suddenly, it all fell into place with this result. In the darkroom, a print would have been impossible to make. As I had shots exposed in different light conditions on this roll, rating the Tri-X at 400 or 1600, depending on the available light, I opted for stand development — and also because I wanted to try out this development method. M6 | DR Summicron 50 | Tri-X @ 400 | Stand development in Rodinal | Wiang Pa Pao, Chiang Rai Province Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ________________________Frog Leaping photobook Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ________________________ Frog Leaping photobook ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4120749'>More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted January 19, 2021 Yes - This is a great example! Thanks for the story behind the result. Hope we get more posts. (BTW, the "Frog Leaping" photos are wonderful.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanGeist Posted January 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 19, 2021 Completely ripped apart HP5 . Don't ask me how this happened but that nasty Bessa R2A thought it would be a lot of fun. Anyway the result is somewhat nice and artsy. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4121464'>More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted January 20, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 20, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) It’s got me thinking (a rare event 😉), how can I destroy my ‘normal’ negatives to look something like @gtownby ‘s above. Any ideas, apart from reversing over the film cassette? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Ricoh said: It’s got me thinking (a rare event 😉), how can I destroy my ‘normal’ negatives to look something like @gtownby ‘s above. Any ideas, apart from reversing over the film cassette? Steve - Cross-processing might be a good place to start. You just don’t know what kind of colors and shadows you’ll end up with. Thanks so much for your interest in this topic. Hoping that other members continue to look through their negatives . . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 21, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 6:36 AM, Steve Ricoh said: It’s got me thinking (a rare event 😉), how can I destroy my ‘normal’ negatives to look something like @gtownby ‘s above. Any ideas, apart from reversing over the film cassette? Unfortunately, the essence of serendipity is exactly that it is unplanned. You can't force it. It's why Hollywood "car crashes" alway look phony - they lack the true random chaos of reality. A couple of mine: Inspiration Strikes unexpected flare from a 90 Elmarit--M off the inside of my M10. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Halloween Costumes Shutter stuck open for 30 seconds as I walked around, after making the flash exposures at what I thought would only be 1 sec. (Old and failing Agfa folder 6x6). 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Halloween Costumes Shutter stuck open for 30 seconds as I walked around, after making the flash exposures at what I thought would only be 1 sec. (Old and failing Agfa folder 6x6). ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4122731'>More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, adan said: Unfortunately, the essence of serendipity is exactly that it is unplanned. You can't force it. It's why Hollywood "car crashes" alway look phony - they lack the true random chaos of reality. A couple of mine: Inspiration Strikes unexpected flare from a 90 Elmarit--M off the inside of my M10. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Halloween Costumes Shutter stuck open for 30 seconds as I walked around, after making the flash exposures at what I thought would only be 1 sec. (Old and failing Agfa folder 6x6). Very cool. Having the artifacts at a Halloween party is just too good to be true. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 22, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 22, 2021 Yes. Well, your "mistake" echos both Monet's Parliament series, and (photographically) Steichen's The Flatiron. While still being unique and stochastic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_(Monet_series) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/267803 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nowhereman Posted January 22, 2021 Share #12 Posted January 22, 2021 Not film but with the M10: everything that I like in the photo below was an accident. I was trying out the Nikon Z7 at a camera store in Chiang Mai,. While I was looking at the Nikon, the two salesmen asked to look at my Leica M10. When I saw this little Valentine's Day procession walking by — never mind that there's a sign for Christmas in the background — I quickly asked for the camera. I didn't know that they had changed the settings; so that when I used the meter to set the shutter speed (when the LEDs lined up in the viewfinder), I didn't realize that I had set the shutter speed as slow as 1/45 sec — there was no time to check, as they would have walked past me. It was lucky that the aperture was at f/11, or nothing would have been in focus. M10 | Summicron 35v4 | ISO 3200 | f/11 | 1/45 sec Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ________________________Frog Leaping photobook Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ________________________ Frog Leaping photobook ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4122848'>More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted January 22, 2021 14 hours ago, adan said: Yes. Well, your "mistake" echos both Monet's Parliament series, and (photographically) Steichen's The Flatiron. While still being unique and stochastic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_Parliament_(Monet_series) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/267803 Adan - You just made my day. Yes, I will be getting some large prints made from this roll. My wife is a home huge Monet fan; she is going flip over the link you posted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted January 22, 2021 12 hours ago, Nowhereman said: Not film but with the M10: everything that I like in the photo below was an accident. I was trying out the Nikon Z7 at a camera store in Chiang Mai,. While I was looking at the Nikon, the two salesmen asked to look at my Leica M10. When I saw this little Valentine's Day procession walking by — never mind that there's a sign for Christmas in the background — I quickly asked for the camera. I didn't know that they had changed the settings; so that when I used the meter to set the shutter speed (when the LEDs lined up in the viewfinder), I didn't realize that I had set the shutter speed as slow as 1/45 sec — there was no time to check, as they would have walked past me. It was lucky that the aperture was at f/11, or nothing would have been in focus. M10 | Summicron 35v4 | ISO 3200 | f/11 | 1/45 sec Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ________________________Frog Leaping photobook Mitch - Yes, the accidental movement blur really makes this photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agiknee Posted January 23, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 23, 2021 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! quick street shot in the subway. Film got damaged using a patterson tank; first and last time I use one of those. Back to steel tanks after that for me 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! quick street shot in the subway. Film got damaged using a patterson tank; first and last time I use one of those. Back to steel tanks after that for me ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4123652'>More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted January 23, 2021 Share #16 Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, agiknee said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! quick street shot in the subway. Film got damaged using a patterson tank; first and last time I use one of those. Back to steel tanks after that for me I like this ‘happy’ accident very much, and if it was my choice I’d be using the Patterson even more, throwing the steel tanks into the long grass! Please post more of these happy events. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agiknee Posted January 23, 2021 Share #17 Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks Steve, this print actually made it into a project of mine and ended up selling dozens of the print. Great happy accident I must say 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtownby Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted January 23, 2021 OK! Here are the photos of how the film arrived at the lab. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4124140'>More sharing options...
Aryel Posted January 24, 2021 Share #19 Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 3:16 PM, agiknee said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! quick street shot in the subway. Film got damaged using a patterson tank; first and last time I use one of those. Back to steel tanks after that for me Very similar story, changed to hewes reels and steel tanks after figuring out that paterson, loading bag and hot and humid country do not mix very well... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkunstadter Posted February 4, 2021 Share #20 Posted February 4, 2021 Not a light leak but flare with a Summaron 35/2.8. Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Plashchanitsa), Astryna, Belarus 2008. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317090-damaged-film-and-other-happy-accidents/?do=findComment&comment=4133056'>More sharing options...
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