Antieram-National-Battlefield

4x5 for 365 project (145/365)

A lone tree stands on a hilltop on Mummas Lane on the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/8 second @ F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (138/365)

A canon stands on a hilltop overlooking a valley at the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Schneider Angulon 90mm F6.8 lens in a Linhof Compur shutter.
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th @ F32.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (106/365)

A look at the main barn on the Joseph Poffenberger Farm within the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  On the morning of September 17, 1862 many of the men of Hooker’s First Corps of McClellan’s Army of the Potomac met their demise near here during a key battle of the Civil War.  Later that same day, the farm was used as a field hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Yellow filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.

Exposure: 1/30th @ F64.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adinol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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.  Cropped and toned in Photoshop CS5.

4x5 for 365 project (105/365)

A dirt and crushed stone road separates the farmhouse area from the main bard on the Joseph Poffenberger Farm within the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  On the morning of September 17, 1862 many of the men of Hooker’s First Corps of McClellan’s Army of the Potomac met their demise near here during a key battle of the Civil War.  Later that same day, the farm was used as a field hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Yellow filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.

Exposure: 1/30th @ F64.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adinol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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.

4x5 for 365 project (104/365)

A fence row leads down to a smaller barn on the Joseph Poffenberger Farm within the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  On the morning of September 17, 1862 many of the men of Hooker’s First Corps of McClellan’s Army of the Potomac met their demise near here during a key battle of the Civil War.  Later that same day, the farm was used as a field hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Yellow filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.

Exposure: 1/30th @ F64.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adinol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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.

4x5 for 365 project (102/365)

The farmhouse on the Joseph Poffenberger Farm within the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  On the morning of September 17, 1862 many of the men of Hooker’s First Corps of McClellan’s Army of the Potomac met their demise near here during a key battle of the Civil War.  Later that same day, the farm was used as a field hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Yellow filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.

Exposure: 1/30th @ F64.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adinol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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.

4x5 for 365 project (101/365)

A barn that has seen better days stands along the grounds of Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.

Film: Fuji Super HR-T 30 medium speed green sensitive X-Ray film.  Purchased as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 100 ISO.

Exposure: 1/30 @ F45.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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. Cropped to 6x12 format in Lightroom.

4x5 for 365 project (100/365)

The Joseph Poffenberger Farm on the grounds of the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  On the morning of September 17, 1862 many of the men of Hooker’s First Corps of McClellan’s Army of the Potomac met their demise near here during a key battle of the Civil War.  Later that same day, the farm was used as a field hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Yellow filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.

Exposure: 1/30th @ F64.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adinol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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.