Rarely do I shoot an entire 36-exposure roll in one outing. Since my usual practice is to carry two or three cameras, I end up with rolls of 10-20 exposed frames, and the remaining unexposed film is used in the other cameras. Once exposed rolls are removed in a dark bag, I mark them with a best guess at the remaining frames and set them aside for later outings.
This way of shooting began because I run multiple projects concurrently. For example, while testing a new emulsion such as Phoenix II in an X-700, I will also shoot Fujicolor 200 for a post about an Atlanta location in a Minolta AF-C, and load a Canon Q17 GIII with Fujicolor 200. This approach means there are always four or five partial rolls lying about. I use a covered box to keep the rolls safe. However, the images shown here came from a roll I left sitting on the studio table. That table receives no direct sunlight and only moderate indirect light. Unfortunately, I walked in one day and saw the roll sitting in bright sunlight, reflecting off the windows of the house next door. At the time, I thought the film would be okay because it was in an opaque plastic canister. Of course, when I developed the roll, these first two images told a different story.
These images were shot with the Minolta MD Zoom 24-35mm using an X-700 with new light seals. The good news is that the remaining 19 images came out fine.
