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Subject: [OM] "Squiggles" in Tri-X
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:16:05 -0600 (CST)
Cc: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
This past weekend I developed a couple rolls of Tri-X and noticed
strange squiggles in the grain focuser. These squiggles showed up on
larger enlargements as an unusual texture.

Chemicals used: D-76 undiluted, Adorama Indicator stop bath, and
Ilford Rapid fixer mixed 1:4.

I've zoomed in on a section of a scan at
http://www.sheltonbbs.com/~bbbean/photo/squiggle.jpg

Any ideas what I may have done?

Two ideas come to mind, but I don't know which is more likely:

1) My darkroom is on a well, and instead of using bottled water this
time, I used hard water from the tap. Could the well water (hard, but
run through a softener) have had a reaction with the  chemistry?

2) I had some difficulty regulating the temperature in the film wash.
Could I have inadvertantly "cracked" the film by going from hot to
cold or vice versa?

Thanks for any replies.
-
B.B. Bean - Have horn, will travel                              
bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Peach Orchard, MO                                       
http://www.beancotton.com/bbbean.shtml


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