Here's another found film. It was stored in similar conditions to the other and is a few years younger, but for some reason has faired much worse. This film was exposed in the early 80's and developed just last night.
It shows my eldest son, Kim, with his mother, Jan. There is an odd dendritic intrusion across the image. Fungus? Bacteria? Static electric discharge?
The denity of the image is very low. When I took the negs out of the tank and hung them up I thought there was nothing on the film at all. It was not until I examined them closely that I saw faint mages - barely there at all.
I like lo-fi photography, and I like found films.As a technique though, leaving a film for years before it is developed requires a lot of patience.
Here's an idea. Shoot a roll of film, seal it up and bury it for 25 years. Then dig it up and develop it. I think I may just do that. I know just where to put it too. Watch this space in 25 years for the result....
I may experiment with simply mistreating films. heating them, feezing them, then developing them. I don;t think I'll get those detrite forms again though.
Wednesday 10 January 2007
Photographic time capsule
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Fascinating. Very interesting page. I have just had developed a roll that I took in 2001. Some of the photos of this film are on my Flickr page. I have at least 3 more rolls that are currently being developed (I have no idea what is on them) and looking forward to seeing what else I photographed in 2001. There may be more in my camera bag. Will post my results.
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