Hi Todd.(posted 8421 days ago)The DX code bar on film canisters is read by electrical contacts, so all that matters is whether there is shiny, conductive metal, or a painted or otherwise non-conductive surface. the black paint scrapes off the canister very easily with the edge of a knife blade, and i use a little piece of plastic electrical tape to cover any areas that need covering. there is a diagram here for the different codes needed.... www.shooter.net/dxcodes.gif
as for development, i'm using TMax developer, 1:4 at 75F and 10 1/2 minutes.
Tony... yes that backrest seems to visually tie the image together for me and add something needed. perhaps the pattern is needed since the rest of the image is mostly solid geometric shapes?
yeah Chris, it does look like Miro!
thanks everyone, for the comments. :o)