It can certainly looks like just a shadow but it's not. The problem area has the look of a double exposure if you can imagine that. The density does not look 'natural' or in keeping with the surrounding areas, if that makes sense.
I don’t either. The two diagonal lines in the OP's highlighted area appear to be part of the image: a water stain on the wall beneath the circular window, and some geometry (possibly a corner of the building or a column) that is closer to the camera than the window and partially obstructing our view of the window. I don't see any problems with the negative but maybe I'm just missing something that others are seeing. Here's the highlighted area inverted:
This failure pattern and in particular the alignment with in-camera frames makes x-ray damage exceedingly unlikely. Sorry to disagree with Harman tech support.
I should reiterate that the said camera is working fine (as usual) having just processed a roll of FP4 without problems.
it looks to me like something like a sliver of transparent film was in the camera.
It’s only in the same position in two of the frames and moved in the other. Seems unrelated to lighting angle. It’s the only thing that seems to fit AFAICTI see your point, but I find this personally (1) rather unlikely to have happened and (2) it would result in all manner of additional reflections, optical effects and focus degradation and (3) it's highly unlikely to have remained so nicely in place for a few frames and then suddenly disappeared entirely.
This is not to say I have a much better idea, however. It's puzzling, indeed.
It’s only in the same position in two of the frames and moved in the other. Seems unrelated to lighting angle. It’s the only thing that seems to fit AFAICT
Hmm, yes, you're right. And upon inverting the first frame, it's also easier to see what's actually happening. The anomaly really cuts through the image, seems to replicate a close-by area of the image, and seems to be fairly well in focus, although the latter is hard to determine.
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@Elmarc what kind of camera is this, exactly?
And could you perhaps put up some images of the entire film strip so the progression of the issue becomes apparent?
On the first two, it appears to be the edge of a corner of the building protruding in on the shot.
The third negative seems to have some developer starvation; like the edge of the film was not submerged.
All remarks refer to the circled areas.Which part of the third negative are you referring to? Because the horizontal line in the top third of the frame has appeared maybe while inverting the image to positive. Its certainly not on the neg.
I appreciate that its difficult to ascertain the character of the section in question at this resolution but the section clearly has a look of being superimposed as opposed to a cast shadow.
it appears to be a physical part of the building
Thanks. I'd be especially interested in the frames before and after the goat image. I'm very skeptical that there would be a processing/chemical coverage that would be so localized; a full view on the film strip would shed some light on the matter, surely.I will try to do so.
All remarks refer to the circled areas.
The line is in the posted image; I simply inverted what was there and played with the curves to bring out the detail...
I am not saying it is a cast shadow; it appears to be a physical part of the building, but I was not there when it was taken, so it is only a guess. The shadows of the tree are broken over the line; seems logical to me.
All remarks refer to the circled areas.
The line is in the posted image;
Its certainly not a physical part of the building. You can see that the distance between the triangular section and the circular window is not the same in every frame. That is if I have understood correctly.
That's what parallax does. We use it when we compose an image. Even small changes in viewpoint can have a major effect on the relationship between the objects in the frame.
You changed viewpoint between frame 1 and 2. If you look at the other objects in your image you can see that they too move in relation to each other.
Our brains are wired to find patterns, even when there are none. I think those trianges are playing tricks on you.
Please do! That's part of the fun of solving these mysteries is actually solving them. If that building is convenient to you it would be great to pay a return visit and see what's there. Or if it's a historical building perhaps there are already images of it online somewhere and we can sleuth from the comfort of our laptops.I may even return to prove it to myself ;-)
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