OK, I just looked it up, and that looks exactly like the sort of "x-ray fog" that the newer kinds of checked-baggage screening machines can do. The damaged negatives that I'd seen before were from the older kind of equipment.
Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.
'Touched'
The Crying of Natter 49
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Hil R. - Jan 20, 2007 8:13:06 am PST #4487 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
bon bon - Jan 20, 2007 8:13:33 am PST #4488 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Always the checked baggage one.
OK, I just looked it up, and that looks exactly like the sort of "x-ray fog" that the newer kinds of checked-baggage screening machines can do. The damaged negatives that I'd seen before were from the older kind of equipment.
Ugh. I had no idea it was that bad; I hadn't seen it this bad before. Guess it's time to go digital!
Hil R. - Jan 20, 2007 8:15:16 am PST #4489 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It can't be fixed after developing.
General rule for film is, unless you have absolutely no choice, don't put undeveloped film into a checked bag. If you must, then put it in a lead bag. (Which will always get your bag searched -- my bag was a mess after going through several international airports with a lead bag of film.)
Hil R. - Jan 20, 2007 8:16:56 am PST #4490 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Film is just about always fine in the carry-on scanners. If you want to be totally paranoid about it, you can put the film in a lead bag inside a carry-on -- the security people get a bit annoyed at that, but you can be totally sure that it's safe.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2007 8:24:35 am PST #4491 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you're going to hand carry, I'd recommend a ziploc bag with all your film in it. New film is best in the original boxes, and spent film in neither a box nor the opaque plastic canisters, since they'll probably open anything not still factory sealed. If you have the transparent canisters you should be okay.
Sue - Jan 20, 2007 8:24:54 am PST #4492 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Bon, I was going to say I've gotten pictures like that when the batteries were dying but two whole rolls is a bit much. It sounds like Hil may have diagnosed it.
bon bon - Jan 20, 2007 8:26:34 am PST #4493 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Was it an autofocus camera, Bon?
Uhhh...what do you mean? (I don't know.)
Sue - Jan 20, 2007 8:30:12 am PST #4494 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I meant an automatic camera. And I just edited to make you look crazy.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2007 9:44:46 am PST #4495 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
As keepers tried to woo Judy back into her cage, she rummaged through a refrigerator where chimp snacks are stored. She opened kitchen cupboards, pulled out juice and soft drinks and took a swig from bottles she managed to open.
Keeper Ann Rademacher says Judy went into the bathroom, picked up a toilet brush and cleaned the toilet. Rademacher says the 37-year-old Judy was a house pet before the zoo acquired her in 1988, so she may have been familiar with housekeeping chores. Judy wrung out a sponge and scrubbed down the fridge.
It took a couple of tries, but the zoo sedated the chimp, who fell asleep on top of the refrigerator with half a loaf of cinnamon-raisin bread she had pulled out of the freezer.
Zenkitty - Jan 20, 2007 9:49:04 am PST #4496 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Can Judy come to my house for a while?