Silver halide photographic material

A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains, having a ratio of grain diameter to grain thickness of about 5 or more, and a polymeric hardener, wherein the polymeric hardener has a swelling degree range from about 2 to 7, wherein said swelling degree is determined by a process comprising incubating the photographic material at 25.degree. for 10 days at 65 percent relative humidity, measuring layer thickness (d), immersing said photographic material in developing solution A at 35.degree. C. for 30 seconds, measuring layer thickness (d to +.DELTA.d) and determining the percent change in layer thickness (d to .DELTA.d) as compared to the layer thickness (d), wherein the developing solution A comprises:

• 1-Phenyl-3-pyrazolidone (1.5 g), hydroquinone (30 g), 5-Nitroindazole (0.25 g), potassium bromide (3.7 g), anhydrous sodium sulfate (50 g), potassium hydroxide (20 g), boric acid (10 g), 25% aqueous solution of glutaraldehyde (20 ml) and water to make 1 l (pH is adjusted to 10.20).