Signs and Symbols: Taking me Home

Looking forward to seeing them too Juilee! :D

Wonderful image,Juilee. it works well no matter what the reason.

How amazing, wonder what on earth (or heaven) it could be. Great capture.

Almost looks like a landscape from Star trek, doesn’t it?

This is fascinating Juilee. I’m looking forward to you posting the neverland collection!

Fascinating indeed JP. I see there is slight lens flare in the shot as well so perhaps it is some sort of diffraction which only the IR can see? Mysterious though…...

For me it’s more: Welcome to Andoria, pink-skin. But then – i adore Jeffrey Comb’s work

I’m looking forward to it, as always. Have a great night

so intriging.

That’s cool! I kind of miss the wonderful surprises (and occasional disappointments) you get with film. Very nice shot

Cracking stuff and no need for signs from the Gods, the oil is running out and that’s enough to worry about.

I can see two of them, the second one is on the right in the shadow of the cliff, this one being more boomerang shaped.

Crescent shaped marks with soft edges are often found in roll-films which have been kinked when loaded into processing reels. Infra-red films are even more prone to this type of damage due to their very high sensitivity to the heat energy produced in the bending or creasing. It actually exposes the film. Check your negatives with a magnifying glass looking for the corresponding crease or kinking marks.
This takes me back to my film lab processing days of the seventies. I remember how fidly Infra-red film was to process. Even loading/un-loading of the film canister in the camera must be done in total darkness to avoid any light leaks.

Also, sometimes a residue accumalation after a stray chemical/water droplet has dried on the film can cause eliptical shapes like the larger one on the left too.

I think Ern’s got it spot-on, although the larger arc is a bit too circular (and too much of the arc) for my liking.

As an aside, I once had to reject about 6,000 quids’ worth of 14×17-inch duplicating film, all because one clumsy Kodak employee had picked up each and every pack of 50 sheets so that it put the classic crescent kink in the middle. Expensive mistake – but it wasn’t the first rejection of Kodak material due to manufacturing flaws.

And Ern – I used to have to wet-hypersensitize 14×14-inch IR glass plates (one mm thick), in silver nitrate solution, and finding the drying rack in the darkness – all the while preventing drip marks and edge runs as you work with wet hands. That was a black art!

That is really neat…..

your welcome…..

shiva moon.

Holy crap this is fantastic ! welldone.

Eye-catching photo with the moon in it like that. Wish I’d taken it!

Well, maybe it’s not the moon. Whatever it is, it’s striking, and thanks for sharing it!

=0) I like your artwork very much, Juilee. Thanks for posting it! -=Dandy

OMG !!!!!!! we all like your artwork Juliee

I think Ern and Duncan should go to hell ha ha ha ha ha….....great work….spirits all around us you know…

Great capture, wonderful!!!
Brendan

I LOVE this!

I really like this series, but before we get too mystical, it’s one of two things…1)a simple processing mark or 2) refraction from internal lens barrel. My vote is for #1 as it’s totally exposed (white). There can be heat generated when loading the reel when the film is kinked or bent. it actually can cause a small static discharge exposing the film causing the white arc. Can’t say for certain without seeing the film, but I’ve rack processed hundreds of rolls and sheets of film and have even seen similar marks on 4×5’s.
A happy accident if you will, as it adds a bit of drama to the image…looking ;ike a crescent moon…thanks for sharing the work