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From a forum on Photrio: Newbie DIY C-41 Recipe/Formula/Process | Page 2 | Photrio.com Photography Forums My note of recipe from Jacobson et al, 1988 Developer Water to make                  1l  Calgon                                                                 2g Sodium sulphite anhydrous              2.2g   [already have] Potassium bromide              1.5g  [already have] Potassium carbonate (anhydrous?)      37.5g Hydroxylamine sulphate              2g  CD-4  (“add 6 hours before use”?)      4.75g [ Axel Color   £12.70 + £29.60 (!) P&P] ...

 It doesn't work on Bitmaps. Until this afternoon, I hadn't thought of BMPs for at least a decade. I took the photo below (I think) in People's Sq, Shanghai, and found it on a CD where the "Lomography" shop in the French Concession loaded it after dev'ing, (if I remember correctly). The light leak and overall impression suggest I was using a box camera, maybe the Gevabox? Anyway, I like the way it somehow invokes the mugginess of Shanghai.  Anyhoo: Da Vinci doesn't work with bitmaps. More importantly, it doesn't work with Nikon's own RAW files, NEFs and I've just bought an elderly d50 (£30) to use as a scanner. Heigh ho. Luminar Neo instead, maybe?

Yesterday, to the Necropolis with Molly and the dog. Snapped 2 rolls of Kentmere 400. I need to work on finding good compositions, but I did find one as we were leaving: a Victorian man's head on a pillar. He looked a lot like Karl Marx. But the best thing about him was the steam from the brewery just behind him. I need to go back alone and think more about how to frame him. AND do some research on photographing steam as a background.  I dev'd one roll just now, and I'm waiting for it to dry. Meanwhile, retrieved a box of Loersch sheets for 35mm from a dusty corner of the flat, and I'm starting a new folder. Next task: get a decent but affordable neg scanner.  I realised yesterday that my new camera bag really won't do. It has a single shoulder strap, and the F4 being heavy, it's really uncomfortable to carry around. So I need to rehabilitate a rucksack type bag currently on top of the wardrobe. This will also help to blend-in when photographing on the streets, ...