[COFF] Re: Safelights (was: "9 skills our grandkids won't have")

[Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org>]

On Fri, 1 Jul 2022, Larry McVoy wrote:

> I was a photography nerd in the 1980's and we used red lights.  As nerdy 
> as I was, I remember those times with fond memories.  Something special 
> about putting the paper in the mix and seeing the picture come out of 
> nowhere.  And the power you had with dodging to bring what you wanted 
> into focus.

Ah, dodging...  Well I remember my early photo days in the late 60s 
(including developing my film in the wardrobe with a blanket over 
everything and fixing them with diluted vinegar).  Then years later I 
discovered that my Uni had a photo lab replete with enlarger and glazer 
:-)

Or taking your 110 film to the local chemist (and there'd better not be 
any "naughty" pics on them, otherwise you wouldn't get them back).  And 
the yellow envelopes that came with every roll of Kodak colour slides 
(which no longer seem to be able to be processed; I have a roll with 
Halley's Comet on it).

The youngsters these days wouldn't know what we're talking about, of 
course...

-- Dave