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���as an example; even oil, gas or a match, held a foot from the frame, may be used instead. The exposure would then have to be determined by experi-

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'I "* I " 1^ r When the ex- posure has been made, the plate is taken from the frame and placed Detail of in a tra\- contain- support i,^g ^\^^ developer.

The writer favors the popular M.Q., sold in tubes and merely dissolved in water. In about thirty seconds the de- tails of the image will come up under the action of the developer, and in possibly a minute and a half, the development will be complete. This is determined when the entire image is plainly visible, though hazy, on the reverse side of the plate. Another test is to look for the details in the highlights; when they are visible, the plate is developed. The tray should be rocked continually- throughout de- velopment.

The next step is to rinse the plate in clear water and immerse it quickly in a bath of hypo, which may be purchased in

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��running water for a half hour. All of these operations must, of course, be performed under the orange light. The trick which is perhaps the most im- portant of all in the making of a slide has been left until the last, where it will be noted and remem- bered. When the slide plate is placed in the printing frame ready for the exposure, a piece of black paper should be placed over the back of it before the cover of the frame is clamped in place. This is to prevent a disagreeable foggy flatness from spread- ing all over the slide-plate, which will happen if the reflected light from the white backing of the printing frame strikes through the glass. The author has made hundreds of slides without the slightest difficulty since he discovered this little stunt. Prior to that time he had foimd it impossible to secure a brilliant slide from any but the snappiest of negatives.

A concluding word of caution is to avoid touching the emulsion side of the slide plate at any stage of the operations. The emulsion, when wet, is soft and easily injured and, when dry, the oil from the fingers will leave a mark. While the slide is drying, it should be by [)lacing it in a clean, dry i)lace. \ mat or mask and a cover-glass boimd on the slide with passe partout binding complete the work.
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