I already divulged my fear of the dark and dead people and that my very old house seems to have some very odd going ons...and then add the variable of a love for photographing abandoned buildings.  A very spooky, spooky mix:S :S  ;)

So the process goes...In the dark with a dim red light (red because the paper I use is not sensitive to red light), you place a piece of photo sensitive paper under the enlarger (same concept as an overhead projector), and turn on the light in the enlarger to expose the image from the negative onto the paper for about 4-10 seconds.  You then transfer the paper into a tray of liquid developer.  On the white sheet of photo paper the image slowly, then quickly, appears as you gently rock the tray...takes about 30 seconds.  Normally it is exhilarating to see the image appear.  But, when developing photos from a cemetery or a dilapidating house or warehouse at 1 in the morning:S  ...Fearing capturing something that wasn't "there"...Spoooooky! LOL I generally have my sidekick with me in the darkroom for such occasions...but I got a late start and she was already in bed...she's 7;)  Anywho...what a good find this house was!  In the back it had some old gas pumps:D  TFL

Have a happy, scrappy kind of day:D

Love, Tracy Austin