Ahhhh! Thanks Ed. Having been out shooting with Leon, that answers a lot of questions.
Why, for example, he insists on standing within a chalk pentacle when making an exposure. Also why there's so much slaughtering of chickens involved in his developer recipes (I always thought that was a bit odd for a vegetarian!). Also why we have on occasion taken shots from exactly the same place and he's come back with a glorious, beautifully-toned, fine-art print and I... more sort of haven't.
At the time I thought it was something to do with talent, hard work and skill but Ed's explanation is much more likely.
I'd go for a deal like that myself, but unfortunately in the northwest of England the devil is far too busy snarling up the traffic...
