Dad looks adorably at Zoe, who is in her own zone :)

Note: This image is from the first roll of b&w film that
I have developed in over twenty years, and the very
first roll of 120 film that I have developed.

Alarmed at how many labs have stopped processing
b&w film and tired of waiting and paying for the lab
to process my b&w film, as well as wanting to go back to
true b&w films like Tri-X, T-Max, and Neopan, etc, I have
thought long and hard about developing the film myself again.
In fact, the hassle of sending/bringing my film to the lab
is the main reason why I haven't shot film more often in
recent times.

I had done some b&w development long ago as a high school student
and I remember it as a horrible experience. I had been
'afraid' of doing it again.

A mess of timing, temperature, and chemicals stuck in my
mind and I was hesitant to try again.

I would like to thank my buddy, the Incredible
Kaden Kratzer, a true photographic genius, for providing incredibly concise instructions
on b&w film development, and for pushing me to forget my hesitations, and
to just do it, as the Nikey ad said. My sincerest thanks to you my friend!
Without that push, I probably would not have done it. But now that I have
developed a couple of rolls successfully, I am addicted! :)