Photographic processing composition and processing method

摘要: A novel composition for processing a silver halide photographic material is provided, which comprises at least one metal chelate compound composed of chelate-forming or salt thereof and ion selected from the group consisting Fe(III), Mn(III), Co(III), Rh(II), Rh(III), Au(II), Au(III) Ce(IV), represented by formula (I): wherein G 1 2 each represents carboxyl group, phosphono sulfo hydroxyl mercapto an aryl heterocyclic alkylthio amidino guanidino carbamoyl group; Li, L 3 divalent aliphatic aromatic connecting formed combination m n integer 0 1; X hydrogen atom, M atom cation. Furthermore, process imagewise exposed developing in solution above described containing compound. Moreover, having bleaching capacity color as agent. also provided