ìGrainî of Film and PaperExample of Silver Halide Imaging

• Electron Photomicrographs of Emulsion Grains

  • (n.b. Measurement Bars indicate scale)

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These silver strands or filaments that were made during the development process are called a grain. They absorb the light that hits them so they look dark. Thereís a notion of metallic silver being shiny; however, since these silver strands are not solid