Both answers above are correct. Check the developer temperture at the start and end of processing. Even if you start at the correct temperture, you may find that you are several degrees warmer (since excessive contrast is the problem, I doubt that your temperture is dropping) at the end of the processing cycle. This means that you will have to shorten your processing time, or better control your temperture. It is also possible that your temperture is correct and that the time is simply to long for your exposure. This is why consistency is very, very importent in processing film.(posted 8589 days ago)You have not discussed your subject, or how many rolls of film you have processed. You have just found a very contrasty subject.