[LargeFormat] Pyro Tips Wanted

[Clive Warren]

Thanks Pete and Lee for the useful advice.

The Gordon Hutchings book sounds as though it will be worth its 
weight in gold as a bible for the process.

I haven't mixed the developer yet as it was the rubber gloves that 
seemed essential from what I have read about using Pyro. The 
chemicals were bought from Silverprint here in the UK and have a 
Silverprint label on the packet. The packet form that I have is made 
by Speedibrews. There are plenty of warnings about Sodium Metaborate 
on the packaging!

The instructions that came with the package are reasonably clear, 
however there are many recommendations to buy the Hutchings book 
scattered liberally throughout the text.

The instructions recommend exposing HP5+ 120 at 250 ASA so it seems 
that overexposure is as you suggest a useful way forwards. I was 
hoping to develop some 8x10 film from a recent shoot but it seems 
that it may be a better idea to shoot for the developer.

Guess the introduction to Pyro will have to wait for a while longer - 
at least until I have some appropriately exposed film and maybe also 
the book. Do either of you guys have any photos on the web from Pyro 
developed negs?

Thanks again,

Cheers,
        Clive