John Davies at work.

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I found this very interesting. Actual negs, which we don’t see often. Actual mistakes, too. If you’ve seen a John Davies print, you’ll have no doubt that his negs are excellent.
 
It must be the heat. Or perhaps, a lack of coffee. Thanks. Still interesting.
 
He's using the same Gitzo Tripod head I now use, particularly for my 10x8 Agfa Ansco's and Kodak Specialist view.

Ian
 
Thanks for sharing. The negatives shown at 7:25 and onwards appeared to me as if they were developed in a staining developer but I believe he used ID-11.
 
FP4 can look like that in ID-11, despite the high Sulphite level of the developer the Hydroquinone does impart some stain

It;s worth looking at his book "The British Landscape" published in 2006. I'm not sure when I bought my copy. It covers his work from 1979-2005. His own website is worth visiting.
Ian
 
On a workshop, he used ID11 or D76, possibly 1:1 (This was some time ago at Duckspool) and standard inversion. There was certainly no prolonged standing. He was extremely particular about temperature. As you can see from his prints, it serves him well. I have no memory of his exposure technique.
On that occasion, he was using 120 film, on a very similar camera. I don’t recall his tripod, but the head in the video is excellent. It comes in different sizes, if you can get hold of one
 
Ian Grant said:
FP4 can look like that in ID-11, despite the high Sulphite level of the developer the Hydroquinone does impart some stain

It;s worth looking at his book "The British Landscape" published in 2006. I'm not sure when I bought my copy. It covers his work from 1979-2005. His own website is worth visiting.
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Thank you! I visited his website and was very impressed by "The British Landscape". There is so much to see and absorb in each of those pictures.
 
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