Firstly, I have to say how wonderfully amazed I am at the collective wisdom of this group; I received numerous responses to my query and did what I could to check out most all of them. To everyone I say thank you! Reprinting indicates the line is still there in both prints. Refixing did not solve the problem. Checking the negative for increased density by holding it at an angle and inspecting for a 'ridge' showed that there is no ridge...indeed there is nothing odd on the emulsion side at all, it's just flat and smooth as it should be. More than a few of you suggested a problem with the shutter on the camera and using fill flash. Indeed, that may be the solution but most of the negs on this roll...and 2 others shot at the same time...were shot using fill-flash and they don't show any evidence of this kind of trouble. You can bet I'll be keeping a close eye for it in the future, though. A couple of you suggested it might be from uneven development or how the film was spooled onto the reel. I use stainless reels and certainly wasn't aware of any problems loading the film. It didn't mis-load and have it stick to itself, of that I am certain. At least one person thought it might have been caused by not having my developer adequately stirred before dumping it into my tank. That is a possibility, I suppose. One person suggested the reel may have sat up out of the chemistry before seating onto the other reel in the tank...not an option since this was the only reel in the tank at the time. Soooooo I don't have an answer or, apparently, a cure other than burning in the lighter side of the face. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for this in the future (hoping it never happens again) and let you know if it reappears. If you could all send good thoughts to the negative gods, I'd really appreciate it. Lea Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press www.whinydogpress.com New images www.whinydogpress.com/new.html Picture a Week PAW http://www.whinydogpress.com/paw.html
