Method of processing a photographic element containing electron transfer agent releasing couplers

A method of processing a silver bromoiodide photographic element comprising contacting the photographic element with a color developer for 20 to 100 seconds;

• wherein the photographic element comprises a support and more than one dye forming unit, and wherein the least sensitive layer of the dye forming unit closest to the support contains about 6 μmole/m2 to about 500 μmole/m2 of an electron transfer agent releasing compound represented by the formula:
• CAR-(L)n-ETA
• wherein:
• CAR is a coupler moiety which is capable of releasing -(L)n-ETA on reaction with oxidized developing agent;
• L is a divalent linking group, with the proviso that L is not —O—CO—;
• n is 0, 1, or 2;
• and
• ETA is a releasable 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidinone electron transfer agent having a calculated log partition coefficient (c log P) greater than or equal to 2.40 wherein ETA is represented by the formulas:
• wherein:
• R2 and R3 each independently represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, CH2OR7 or CH2OC(O)R7 where R7 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or a heteroatom containing group;
• R4 and R5 each independently represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms;
• R6 is independently a substituent;
• and m is 0 to 5 wherein when m is greater than 1, the R6 substituents may form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.