Tungsten Time in NY

We spent spring break in New York City and saw all the touristy sites. I shot this roll with Lomo X Tungsten film and got colors I've never seen before. I love this film but wasn't wild about these colors. I think they are starting to grow on me though. I'm wondering if I over exposed this or if all the x-ray scanners at every attraction had something to do with the strange color shift.

Photographer:
trw
Uploaded:
2012-05-13
Tags:
city cross lc-a manhattan new ny nyc process rl spring tungsten xpro york
Camera:
Lomo LC-A+ (available in our shop)
Film:
Lomography X Tungsten 64 35mm
City:
New York
Country/region:
United States
Year:
2012
Albums:
Tungsten Time in NYC

3 Comments

  1. grazie
    grazie ·

    oh cool!

  2. jsmcbride
    jsmcbride ·

    I shot a roll of 35mm in my Holga 120CFN on vacation to Egypt. ALL of my photos developed with a heavy red tint (like yours).... I was left scratching my head: Did I leave the camera in the sun too long? Was there a light leak, despite being cocooned in duct tape?........ The only reasonable explanation is the X-RAY machine!

    Before I traveled I read on forums that X-Ray is not visible light (obviously) and therefore it cannot affect exposed film. Your comment above kinda confirms my suspicion.

    Worth Noting:
    Countries out side of the 1st world (I.e.: Most of the African and Asian continents) tend to crank up their X-RAY machines to levels regarded as "dangerous" in the developed world :-)

    Since that incident I always request a "manual inspection" rather than x-ray!!!
    (All airports offer this service because they know X-RAYS can cause damage to passenger items, just ask for: "Manual Inspection" of your equipment).

    FYI: Airport staff don't like the hassle of a manual inspection, but they're obliged to do it!!
    Don't let them ruin your snaps.................... That said: I quite like the red tint your pictures have :D

  3. trw
    trw ·

    @jsmcbride Thanks for the tips. I always ask for hand screening of my film at the airport, but have had mixed luck. In the US it's never been a problem, but in some places in Asia I have found security to be unwilling to hand check my film. In NY it was more my laziness. Everywhere (Statue of Liberty, 9/11 Memorial, Empire State Building, Top of Rock, etc.) requires airport type screening and I didn't bother to try to get my film hand checked. The lesson is, as you said, always insist on hand screening.

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