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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1995
Hirohide Ito, Hino, JP;
Takeo Arai, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of forming an image is disclosed, comprising imagewise-exposing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material and developing the exposed photographic material to form a high contrast image, wherein said silver halide photographic material contains a spectral sensitizing dye represented by the following formula [S], and wherein said photographic material is developed with a developer having a pH of 10.9 or less, said developer being replenished by a developer-replenishing solution having a pH value of 10.9 or less in an amount of 300 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the photographic material. The photographic material further contains a hydrazine compound and a nucleation-accelerating agent. ##STR1##