What do you think these pics are ?
What do you think these pics are ?
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nick heppinstall

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309 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Lens reflection or fault in film ?

I was at my Mums a few weeks ago looking through the old pics and came accross these. Not seen them for 30 years.

I took them in 1977 when I was 9. My Dad gave me an old Pentax SLR and I was outside having a go at some Star pictures. Badly lol !

I saw a very bright Satellite which I managed to get on film. I've circled it on the pics.

After taking them I went straight inside to Process the Film and Print the Pics.

I actually remember the image appearing on the Photographic paper and thinking what's that ?

The are in a sequence 1,2 and 3.








AndWhyNot

2,359 posts

228 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Not sure if this is a rhetorical question - are you looking for suggestions to identify the element of each print that appears above where you've circled - looks a bit like a piece of tripod or enlarger.

nick heppinstall

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Sunday 20th March 2011
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Yeah suggestions welcome. Pics were taken handheld. I didn't have a tripod. Can't imagine how it could be the enlarger ...

Is their a way an image can somehow find it's way onto the paper in the dev process ?

Which bit looks like the enlarger to you ?

The_Jackal

4,854 posts

226 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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What are all the white bits above that mark though? That is not the sky is it?
Your white spot seems to appear in the same place in each photo, you sure its not just a reflection?

nick heppinstall

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Monday 21st March 2011
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No idea what the White bits are. Pics were taken in the middle of a field and it was pitch black.

Their was no light other than the stars and the satellite which is the Mark.

I certaintly did not see the White stuff above the Mark when taking the photo.

Could it be a faulty film ? Strange though how the image is slightly different on each frame.


nick heppinstall

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309 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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I'm pretty sure the circled white spot on the first frame is the Sat. It could be just a mark on the 2nd and third frame. It is a bit squashed or that could be due to camera shake.

I wonder if I was using my Dads Canon. It had a motor drive which would perhaps account for the 3 frames taken close together.

It was a very long time ago..... Also cant remember what lens I would have used. If it was the Pentax I had a standard lens and a 400mm. If it was the Canon it could have been a number of lenses.

ndg

582 posts

266 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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Looks like a double exposure to me, the swirls look like ironmongery silhouetted against a house window?

Simpo Two

92,730 posts

294 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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ndg said:
Looks like a double exposure to me, the swirls look like ironmongery silhouetted against a house window?
You're right - wrought iron railings!

nick heppinstall

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Monday 21st March 2011
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Simpo Two said:
You're right - wrought iron railings!
Mmm.... I cant see it. Can you outline where you mean ?

nick heppinstall

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Monday 21st March 2011
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Cant be though. I was shooting at the sky !

Simpo Two

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Monday 21st March 2011
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nick heppinstall said:
Mmm.... I cant see it. Can you outline where you mean ?
Top one. Turn you monitor brightness up or shove it in PS and play with the levels. Biuy I can't explain how you managed to find them in a field, in the dark, in what appears to be rain!

shakotan

10,862 posts

225 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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Simpo Two said:
ndg said:
Looks like a double exposure to me, the swirls look like ironmongery silhouetted against a house window?
You're right - wrought iron railings!
Yup, that's what I can see.

nick heppinstall

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Monday 21st March 2011
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Well it was such a long time ago..... Maybe I took nothing that night and these frames were on the start of the film and I thought they were my star pics.

Simpo Two

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Monday 21st March 2011
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Maybe they're the three shots you took to wind the film on to '1'?

nick heppinstall

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Monday 21st March 2011
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Simpo Two said:
Maybe they're the three shots you took to wind the film on to '1'?
LOL Could well be !! Cut a 9 year old some slack though. I did develop amd print them myself. Not bad for a kid.

Pitty it went downhill from their smile

Simpo Two

92,730 posts

294 months

Monday 21st March 2011
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nick heppinstall said:
LOL Could well be !! Cut a 9 year old some slack though. I did develop amd print them myself. Not bad for a kid.
Pah, when I was 9 I was romping away with my Cub Scout Photography badge...

It was my first photography qualification and I've just realised it was also my last biggrin

Talking of childhood memories, we went to a wildlife park one day and I got some great photos of the animals. At least I think I did - my dad had loaded the film for me and it hadn't engaged on the sprockets...

Back in his day he made tints with ferricyanide solutions; I wonder what he'd have made of digital?

14-7

6,233 posts

220 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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shakotan said:
Simpo Two said:
ndg said:
Looks like a double exposure to me, the swirls look like ironmongery silhouetted against a house window?
You're right - wrought iron railings!
Yup, that's what I can see.
And me.

I thought I was seeing things at first until someone else said it.

Definitely shots of a house through gates.

shakotan

10,862 posts

225 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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nick heppinstall said:
Pitty it went downhill from their smile
As did your spelling, apparently! wink

nick heppinstall

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Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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shakotan said:
As did your spelling, apparently! wink
OK thats below the belt ! tongue out