You want to engage him, right now, either benevolently or otherwise, but one MUST engage him NOW! I would ask questions about his Leica (even though it is a Contax) and he would respond responsibly, sensibly and coherently. His mental direction is absolute.
This first difficult thing I would ask is this: Did you ever hear of D-76? - David Lyga
I'm not into powder ... Arista Premium is a liquid developer that is supposed to be similar to D76 . I use it very often with -for me- pleasing results.
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Colton's (colour) photographs are truly remarkable.
He tought about me scanning colour negatives when I started scanning a few years ago -
I am certainly grateful for his very kind and helpful way (though I never met him in nature).