Arista-EDU-200-Ultra

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A look at the barn found at the historic Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A winding walking path meanders through the quiet grounds of the Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
Cropped to desired size in post.

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Sheep graze in a field at the Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15th second at F32.
Wratten yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
Cropped to desired size in post.

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A section of the carriage house building at the Cairnwood Estate within the Bryn Athyn Historic District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Cairnwood was the home of wealthy industrialist John Pitcairn.  The state was constructed from 1892-1895.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten # 12 yellow filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A split rail fence lines one of the paths found at Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Corn bales dot the landscape of this farm in Berks County, Pennsylvania.  In my never ending quest to fine tune my film development workflow I switched to a Beseler 8x10 color print developing drum on a Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base for my 4x5 film development.  I was getting uneven development always on a single sheet when I was trying the Mod54 insert in the older screw-top Paterson tank on the rotary base.  Although the Beseler drum only handles four sheets at a time instead of the Mod54 six sheets, it is nearly foolproof and I've been able to use 80% less developer, stop bath, fixer and distilled water with each batch which is a huge advantage.  I also have a Beseler 11X14 drum that takes eight sheets of 4x5 but I think I need to locate or fabricate a missing sheet spacer insert for that drum before I use it for developing. Going forward, the Mod54 insert will be used mostly for processing the double sided Fuji HRT-30 X-Ray film I still have left.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Sometimes environmental portraiture is a lot of bull.  Steer chewing hay while in a barn dating back to the 1800s within the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/10th second at F16.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A garden tool shed and fence, circa mid 1800s, found in the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
Slight palladium toning applied to scan in post.

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A strand of freshly harvested onions hanging near a cabin doorway, drying in the afternoon sun.  Found at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten # 8 Yellow filter on lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An abandoned former officer's dwelling on the grounds of Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

Fort Hancock was built in 1890 to protect New York Harbor from attack by sea.  It replaced an earlier fort called Fort Gates that was built during the war of 1812.  Fort Hancock included a series of concrete gun batteries built on large concrete foundations and 12 inch barbette guns. The cold war era brought in new defenses including Nike Missiles that could intercept jet fighters.  The surface to air missiles defended the skies from 1954 through 1974 when the fort closed as an active Army base.  The fort complex and it's remaining 35 buildings are now part of the National Parks of New York Harbor under the National Park System and remains a popular Summertime day trip spot with beaches lining the Sandy Hook peninsula and bike rental areas providing transportation for tourists. Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the United States is at the center of the Fort complex.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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A garden wall, doorway and encroaching ivy found at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten # 8 Yellow filter on lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A bend in a dirt road leads back towards more farmland at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens to help with contrast and lighten the green tones in the foliage.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A side door and steps to the Sexton's House at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Built around 1850, this house was originally located on a neighboring church property but was later moved to the Landis Valley Museum grounds where it is now an exhibit and activity space.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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This is the fourth and final building in the Star Barn complex, the corn crib/tractor parking barn.  Today it is used for storage.  The Star Barn farm is located just off route 283 in Middletown, Pennsylvania.  The barns were built in 1872 and there have been fund raising drives in recent years and organizational activities centered around moving the entire Star Barn complex to a new home in Grantville, PA where it would act as a museum and agricultural outreach of sorts.  I'm not sure what the state of those relocation plans are today as things seem to be in limbo and the condition of some of the smaller barns keeps deteriorating.  For more information on the Star Barn and its rich heritage, visit www.thestarbarn.com.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Wratten # 8 yellow filter on the lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The pig and chicken barns found at the Star Barn farm, located just off route 283 in Middletown, Pennsylvania.  The barns were built in 1872 and there have been fund raising drives in recent years and organizational activities centered around moving the entire Star Barn complex to a new home in Grantville, PA where it would act as a museum and agricultural outreach of sorts.  I'm not sure what the state of those relocation plans are today as things seem to be in limbo and the condition of these smaller barns keeps deteriorating.  For more information on the Star Barn and its rich heritage, visit www.thestarbarn.com.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Wratten # 8 yellow filter on the lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Horses graze on a distant hillside farm just past the Norfolk-Southern train tracks that run next to the old Annville Railroad Station in Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The Annville Railroad Station was originally built in 1895.  After it's life as a P&R Railroad passenger station was over, it was purchased by Ronald Rabena in 1976 who moved the station from Annville to his home along Lewisberry Road to be used as a railroad hobby shop. In 1988 his property was sold and the station needed to be moved or demolished.  A group known as "Friends of Old Annville" purchased the station for $7,000 and contracted with Brecknock Builders of Denver, Lancaster County who disassembled the entire station piece by piece and moved it to its present location at 155 North Moyer Street in Annville.  The plot of land for the station was donated by Robert and Mae Jocham, owners of Eagle Graphics, located across the street from the new station's home. The station is now open to visitors on occassion on Tuesdays, 7-9 PM, and Saturdays, 9 AM-12 noon, or upon request for special occasions.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A series of huge stones form a half circle around St. Oran's Bell Tower in the background at Columcile Megalith Park in Bangor, Northampton County Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
90mm F5.6 Schneider Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter.
Wratten # 8 Yellow filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/8 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A large, white granite rock sits on a ledge overlooking what may have once been a fire pit in the little valley below.  Found on the grounds at Columcile Megalith Park in Bangor, Northampton County Pennsylvania.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/8 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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This mansion was built in 1923 and was the home of Archibald Johnston, beloved one term mayor of the city of Bethlehem Pennsylvania and high ranking executive in the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Johnston was known as the man who spearheaded the unification of the cities of Bethlehem and South Bethlehem.  Mr. Johnston died at the mansion on February 1st, 1948 after a long illness.  His Granddaughter, Janet Housenick, donated 36 acres of the estate to Northampton County to form the Archibald Johnston Conservation Area in 1986.  After her death in 2005, Housenick's will had donated an additional 55 acres including the mansion to Bethlehem Township to create a park and an additional $2 million to maintain the property. The park, which is a popular spot for birders and those that enjoy nature is in a constant battle with developers knocking on the door to try and buy the land and members of Bethlehem Township government who have voiced their desire to demolish the mansion.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/8 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.