Re: Something for the "What not to do" category

["William Robb" <wrobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the negs look OK, they are OK. Excessive fixing can lead to image
degradation as the fixer will start to attack th image itself, but you seem
to have avoided that misfortune.
Bill
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From: Hondo <btl3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 11:25 AM
Subject: Something for the "What not to do" category


> I live in Florida. Saturday was suppose to be a nice day, so I thought
> I'd combine 2 of my favorite activities: I went out for a long ride on
> my motorcycle with a camera loaded with HIE. Stopped at some great
> spots, ate well, and got what I had hoped were some fantastic IR shots.
>
> All went well; till I got home. I had ridden almost 250 miles, and was
> bushed. I loaded my HIE in a tank, and developed the negs. Then, I put
> in the fixer. I thought "Well, another 20 minutes and I can see what
> I've got." I laid down on my bed for a minute to relax, and apparently
> was more tired than I had thought, because I fell asleep around 10:00
> that evening. I awoke at about 5:30 the next morning, 7 hours later, and
> panicked when I realized my negs were still in fixer.......
>
> I washed them well, but won't be able to make a contact print till
> tonight. They  *look* ok, but I won't know till I print some.
>
> Thought you all might get a good laugh from my misfortune. Anyone know
> what the possible outcome could be from WAY OVER-FIXED film might be??
>
> Have a good day-
>
> Brian
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