4x5 for 365 project (118/365)

A lensless pinhole camera shot of Lake Ontelaunee taken from the bridge over the dam.  Lake Ontelaunee is a 1,082 acre reservoir that, for much of its history, provided most of the drinking water for the city of Reading Pennsylvania.  It's a favorite fishing spot year round and is surrounded by state game lands and farms.  The lake is formed behind the Ontelaunee Dam and was created in 1926.

Camera: Lensless Camera Company 75mm F225 pinhole camera.

Film: Ilford Delta 100 shot at box speed.

Exposure: 5 seconds @ F225.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius. Kodak indicator stop bath.  Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo rinse.

Scanning: Negative scanned with Epson V600 in two scans and merged back together in PhotoShop since the V600 doesn't natively support 4x5 scans in one pass.