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<p>Real interesting stuff! Louie, I've got some of that Dr. Marten's 'Magenta' Water color dye on the way now. A couple of more questions for you if you'd be so kind:<br> 1. If I apply the dye directly to the negative in question, then I need to apply it to the NON-emulsion side?<br> 2. I take it, I might want to experiment with the dye at different dilutions? Meaning, a stronger/thicker coating would mean more contrast? Is that how it works?<br> Thanks Again,<br />Mike</p>

<p>Thanks for that tip Louie! I'll definitely check it out.</p>

<p>I've got a negative with just a small section in it that I've tried to spot intensify in a few ways. I've done the following:<br> <br /> 1. Applied Kodak "Rapid" selenium toner (got some intensification from this, but not as much as I would have liked);<br /> 2. Then tried again with Chromium Intensifier from Photo Formulary. I don't think this added anything at all, maybe because the first toning attempt "sealed" the surface, I don't know.<br> <br /> After all that, the particular section of the negative still doesn't have the density I'd like - it just didn't get enough initial exposure I suppose. BUT... if you look real close in that area, there's still SOMETHING there that - in theory - could be built-up to a greater density...<br> <br /> My question is this: Even after everything I've tried - is there still some way of building-up the silver/selenite surface to intensify it? Are there other toning products or formulations that I could use - perhaps in multiple applications - to get some kind of compound to bind to the material in the area and eventually get the kind of density I'm after?<br> <br /> I appreciate any and all of your advice. Thanks very much.</p> <p> </p>