Processing method of silver halide photographic light sensitive material

A processing method of a photographic material comprising the steps of:

• imagewise exposing the photographic material;
• developing the exposed photographic material with a developer solution,
• fixing the developed photographic material with a fixer solution,
• washing the fixed photographic material with a washing water,
• replenishing at least one of the developer solution and the fixer soulution at a replenshing rate,
• determining a proportion of exposed area per unit of photographic material being processed, and
• adjusting the replenishing rate of at least one of the developer solution and the fixer solution based on the proportion of exposed area per unit of photographic material,
• wherein the photographic material comprises a support and a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a spectral-sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (1-a), (1-b), (2), (3-a), (3-b), (4) or (5), and wherein the developer solution contains a developing agent represented by formula (A):
• wherein Y21, Y22, Y23 and Y24 each represent —N(R24)—, —O—, —S—, —Se— or —Te—, provided that one of Y23 and Y24 is —N(R24)—, and Y21, Y22 and Y23 or Y21, Y22 and Y24 are not —S— at the same time;
• R21 represents an aliphatic group having 8 or less carbon atoms and containing an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• R22, R23 and R24 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least two of R22, R23 and R24 contain an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• Z21 represent a non-metallic atom group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, which may be condensed;
• W21 represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, =N(Ar) or =C<(E21) (E22), in which Ar represents an aromatic ring group or a heterocyclic group, E21 and E22 represent an electron-withdrawing group or combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring containing an oxo group or an acidic heterocyclic ring;
• L21 and L22 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• 121 is 0 or 1;
• M21 represent an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n21 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein Y25, Y26 and Y27 each represent —N(R29)—, —O—, —S—, —Se—;
• R25 represents an aliphatic group having 8 or less carbon atoms and containing an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• R26, R27, R28 and R29 represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least three of R26, R27, R28 and R29 contain an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• Z22 represent a non-metallic atom group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, which may be condensed;
• L23 and L24 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• M22 represent an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n22 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein Y31, Y32 and Y33 each represent —N(R34)—, —O—, —S—, —Se—;
• R31 represents an aliphatic group having 10 or less carbon atoms and containing an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• R32, R33 and R34 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least two of R32, R33 and R34 contain an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• V31 and V32 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or V31 and V32 combine with each other to form a ring condensed with a substituted or unsubstituted azole ring;
• L31 and L32 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• M31 represents an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n21 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein Z41 represent a non-metallic atom group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, which may be be condensed;
• Y41 and Y42 each represent —N(R44)—, —O—, —S—, —Se—or —Te—;
• R41 represents an aliphatic group having 8 or less carbon atoms and containing an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• R42, R43 and R44 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least two of R42, R43 and R44 contain an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• W41 represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, =N(Ar) or =C<(E41) (E42), in which Ar represents an aromatic ring group or a heterocyclic group, E41 and E42 combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring;
• L41, L42, L43 and L44 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• 141 is 0 or 1;
• M41 represent an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n41 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein Y43 and Y44 each represent —N(R48)—, —O—, —S—, —Se—or —Te—;
• R46, R47 and R48 represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least two or R46, R47 and r48 contain an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• Z42 represent a non-metallic atom group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, which may be condensed;
• W42 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
• L45, L46, L47 and L48 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group, provided that at least one of L45, L46, L47 and L48 is a substituted methine group;
• M42 represent an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n42 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein R51 represents an aliphatic group having 10 or less carbon atoms and containing an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• R52, R53 and R54 represent a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least two of R52, R53 and R54 contain an aquueous solubility promoting group;
• V51 and V52 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or V51 and V52 combine with each other to form a ring condensed with a substituted or unsubstituted azole ring;
• W51 represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, =N(Ar) or =C<(E51) (E52), in which Ar represents an aromatic ring group or a heterocyclic group, E51 and E52 represent an electron-withdrawing group or combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring containing an oxo group or an acidic heterocyclic ring;
• L51 and L52 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• M51 represent an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n51 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• wherein R61 and R62 represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, provided that at least one of R61 and R62 contains an aqueous solubility promoting group;
• V61, V62, V63 and V64 represent a hydrogen atom or a univalent substituent group, provided that V61, V62, V63 and V64 do not combine with each other to form a ring and the sum of molecular weights of V61, V62, V63 and V64 is 4 to 50;
• L61, L62, L63 and L64 represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group;
• M61 represents an ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and n61 represents a number of ion necessary to counterbalance a total intramolecular charge;
• and
• wherein R1 and R2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkythio group, or R1 and R2 combine with each other to form a ring;
• k is 0 or 1;
• when k is 1, X represents —CO— or —CS—;
• M1 and M2 represent a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom.