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Originally Posted by Nicole Boenig-McGrade Hi Lee & Larry,
They look under developed and then printed very contrasty, looking horrible.
When I scan the negs and then use (pardon my French) Photoshop to correct as best I can, I can get reasonable (pardon my french again) digital test prints, although I'm still not happy with them.
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Sounds like your lab screwed up. I know from my own wet work that if I underdevelop a roll or sheet of film, the purple dye stain is much heavier than if I've developed fully. It still takes proper fixing (alkaline or neutral fixers are better than acidic ones--hmm, did your lab use an acid-hardening fixer?) and an alkaline wash aid to get it all or mostly out, but underdevelopment will definitely leave more of it in. Your "french" is just fine; when it comes to salvaging a print from screwed up negs, any technique that works is OK.
Larry