Just bought a devolopment tank

[MolBasser]

So, if I am slow getting my enlarger, at least I will be able to process my negatives.

Stainless steel, to roll tank. Now I need to get some chemicals....

Slowly getting back into it.

I ordered a couple of books too, so I could educate myself and ask better questions.....

I'm glad I found this site!

MolBasser

 

[df cardwell]

Practice loading dead film.

Why do we close our eyes in the darkroom ????

 

[MolBasser]

Yeah, I'm not risking vacation film the first time. It has been a while since I loaded a reel. I will be shooting some crap rolls just to practice loading and processing.

Dude, I'm getting a bit fired up about getting back into B/W....

Sweet.

MolBasser

 

[wclark5179]

Using film is fun!

Smiles.

 

[moouers]

Practice loading dead film.

Why do we close our eyes in the darkroom ????

I don't close my eyes; I wear a pirate eye patch just in case the lights mysteriously turn on.

 

[moouers]

Dude, I'm getting a bit fired up about getting back into B/W....

That's great news. It's a lot of fun, and watching the prints come to life is just magic. Even seeing the finished great-looking negatives come out of the tank is an exciting time.

 

[tkamiya]

Why do we close our eyes in the darkroom???

Really good question... I find myself doing it EVERY TIME!

 

[Larry Bullis]

Practice loading dead film.

Why do we close our eyes in the darkroom ????

I keep my eyes open, watching for tiny little light leaks which aren't visible when I turned the lights off. They are sort of reassuring. Light is persistently inextinguishable! It's one thing we can be more or less sure of.

 

[Jeff Searust]

You close your eyes to make the light go away.

 

[Larry Bullis]

You close your eyes to make the light go away.

They are friendly little light leaks. I don't want them to go away.

 

[Anscojohn]

Seriously, some of us close our eyes because it helps us visualize what it is we are doing.

 

[mablo]

I'm afraid of dark. I use a changing bag.

 

[Larry Bullis]

I'm afraid of dark. I use a changing bag.

I had a student once who had to drop my class because of darkophobia. She managed to deal with it, though, came back a year or so later and did fine.

tenebrophobia?