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by Richard Vanek
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developing in the dark

Mon 28th May, 2007
11:42
 
 

I was just loading another six rolls to my developing tanks. In total dark and while moving in dark space and only feeling with hands I remembered when I did the same thirty years ago in toilet in house of my parents. I had only some towel under the door and one hanging over side to filter light out. It was necessary always wait for two, three minutes until my eyes accommodated to dark to see where the light leak is. Mostly under door or through key hole. I had that feeling again. Even now is cloudy and rather chilly I felt like that time in the middle summer when house was hot and sharp July sun was beaming under door through the towel.
I am happy I had such a nice childhood…

 
 

Comments:

  1. Jordan on Sun 3rd Jun, 2007 at 04:53:

    Hopefully you did the developing in the bathroom, and not actually “in the toilet”!

  2. richo on Sun 3rd Jun, 2007 at 09:53:

    Well Jordan,

    I was not developing in toilet, but as I wrote I was loading films in a tank in toilet as it was only room without window in house of my parents.

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