At last, the darkroom is now up and running – and it works! I spent this morning (as if I do not have more important things to be doing) getting everything set up and making some test prints. There are still a couple of things that need a bit more attention, such as a cutting mat or some other grid to go under the enlarger to make sure the paper is properly aligned, but I managed to get a couple of quite acceptable prints from some 4×5 b&w negatives.

Here is a view of the set-up. It is a bit snug, and the ceiling is quite low so it is just as well I am not very tall, but there is enough room.

And here is one of the prints: a landscape to give it some relevance to this course though this was originally made for one of the Assignments in I&P but did not make it into the final set:

Not perfect but pretty good for a first attempt, if I dare say so myself.

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