The Dense

This, apparently, is what happens when you process C41 BW film in traditional BW chemistry.

You get very dense negatives. Primarily because the fix doesn't clear the base dyes.


Here's two adjusted scans. My scanner pretty much refused to accept that any image existed because of the dense negatives.


And here's a couple of raw scans which have a nice arty, grainy, almost cyanotype cast to them.

I just did an experiment with bits from the ends of the roll and discovered that fixing for over 24 hours clears most of the base, but I hate to think what it would do to the image.