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Neff's one-room schoolhouse on the outskirts of Kutztown.  It was built in the 1880s and used up until 1955 when the Kutztown School District consolidated their fifteen one-room schoolhouses into a larger school that could house all students.  It remained dormant until Bill and Doll Fox purchased the property in 1972 and spent several years renovating it as a second home.  Since then, they have also purchased another one-room schoolhouse, the Eagle Point school, on the other side of Kutztown.   The Fox's have decorated the interior of the Neff School with antiques and symbols commemorating life in Kutztown.   Mr. Fox is known for his intricate topiary gardens he curates outside both schoolhouses.

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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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Crane's Nest Inlet section of Promised Land State Park in Greentown, Pennsylvania.  When I stopped to shoot this area the first time in 2013 I was focusing the camera when I heard some grumbling and rustling off to my right.  Peaking my head out from under the focusing cloth I found a black bear was crossing the road between me and my car which was parked about two hundred feet south.   The bear looked at me in mid-stride and kept on going on his way to the other side of the forest.   It still ranks as one of the coolest things that has happened to me while photographing.  No bears were spotted on more recent trips to the state park.

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/4th second at F45.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The giant Coplay Cement Company Kilns, located in Saylor's Park on North Second Street in Coplay, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. These ninety foot tall vertical Kilns were in use From 1893 to 1904 when they were superseded by more advanced cement kiln technology. In the 1920s all the surrounding Coplay Cement Company buildings were demolished and the top 30 feet of each kiln was removed for some reason.  The kilns are surrounded by the Ironton Rail Trail which is part of the "Rails to Trails" program that takes abandoned rail lines and converts them to multi-use recreation paths.   

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Today marks the start of the final month of this year long daily project.  Time flies for sure.  I'm scrambling to trim down the list of places I still have time left to shoot and with the horrible Winter light and cold starting to move into the area I need to also consider the move back into the studio for more still life work. It really doesn't feel like eleven months have passed already.

The Haines mill was built by John George Knauss in 1760 and was in continual operation as a mill until 1956.  The Lehigh County Commissioners purchased the mill in 1972 and now operate the restored mill as a grist mill museum as part of the Lehigh County Park's System.  

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Sunflowers and bees back on an August day in a sunflower field at the Please Wash Me Car Wash in Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  I normally save up a bunch of color film that needs developing and then head to the darkroom to do all the developing in one or two big batches to minimize chemical costs.  Doing things this way often leads to "rediscovering" photos you forgot you shot many months ago or, like this one, bringing Summer color into a very cold, drab late November day.

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/15th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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 country road meanders through Waterloo Village in Byram Township, Sussex County New Jersey.

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/15th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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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Calkins Baptist Church located in Milanville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania not far from the Pennsylvania/New York state border.  I couldn't find any information on the history of the church unfortunately.  A similar B&W image shot on Ilford FP4+ film was posted on day # 281 of the project.

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.
Circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Moose Peterson warming circular polarizing filter on lens.  
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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 color version of the Stone Arch Bridge in Kenoza Lake, Sullivan County, New York.  Day # 282 of the project also featured a version shot on Ilford FP4+ B&W film.  The bridge was originally built in 1880 by Swiss immigrants Henry and Philip Hembt. It was restored in 1980-81 by the Division of Public Works and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The bridge spans the east branch of the Callicoon Creek and is situated in a 20 acre park with a playground for children, picnic tables and a hilltop parking area. It's an area favorite for wedding and family photos.

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.
Circular Polarizer on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Glencairn, built between 1928 and 1939, was the home of the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family for forty years. Pitcairn designed Glencairn as a Romanesque-style “castle” for his outstanding collection of medieval objects, purchased as inspirational models for the artists working on Bryn Athyn Cathedral located across the street. Influenced by the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Pitcairn established on-site workshops to produce handcrafted works of art for both the Cathedral and Glencairn. Visitors experience a wealth of handcrafted creations in stone, wood, stained glass, and mosaic.  

Today Glencairn serves as a museum of religious art and history. Pitcairn’s collection of medieval stained glass and sculpture is considered to be one of the country's finest.  Glencairn Museum is a member of the Bryn Athyn Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.

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.
Circular Polarizer on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Beautiful Autumn foliage lines Wheatfield Road on the way towards Little Round Top in the Gettysburg National Battlefield, Adams County Pennsylvania.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Warming polarizer filter on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/4 second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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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Water droplets languish on the lilypads in our backyard pond after a day of storms.  See day # 186 of the project for a version shot on Ilford Delta 100 B&W film.  Finally getting caught up with this Summer and Fall's color processing.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Circular Polarizer on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Continuing with this week's mini-theme of churches in color, this is the Waterloo United Methodist Church at Waterloo Village in Byram Township, Sussex County New Jersey.  The church was built in 1859 and has an active congregation to this day.

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.
Moose Peterson warming circular polarizing filter on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F45.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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317 days into a 365 project I suppose I should include some color work too so here is the first color introduced into the project.  Located in Montgomery County Pennsylvania and not far from Philadelphia, Bryn Athyn Cathedral is home to the General Church of New Jerusalem (New Church).  It was constructed between the years 1913 and 1928 with work on the stained glass windows and interior decoration continuing into the early 1940s and beyond.  The building was dedicated in 1919.

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.
Circular Polarizer on lens.
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed using Unicolor C-41 color developing kit and 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 simple Hibiscus flower, it's petals still wet with rain drops from the night before and pollen clinging to its center.  Found next to our backyard pond.

Technical details:
Calumet 45NX large format 4x5 monorail camera.
210mm Komura Commercial F6.3 lens in Copal 1 shutter.
Circular polarizer on the lens to control exposure a bit.
30" white diffusion panel held over the flower and camera to soften and diffuse the direct sun coming from above.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/15th second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

Setting up the camera for the shot...

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Union Pacific Steam Locomotive # 4012 which resides on the grounds of the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It's one of the "Big Boys", a series of Locomotives that were designed for hauling large loads of freight (3600 ton train) over mountains passes in Colorado and Wyoming where the incline was often up to a 1.14% grade.  The 25 Big Boys were built in two groups. The first group, called "class 1", were built starting in 1941. They were numbered 4000-4019. The second group, "class 2", were built in 1944. They were numbered 4020-4024. The last revenue freight pulled by a Big Boy was in July of 1959. Most were retired in 1961. The last one was retired in July of 1962. As late as September, 1962, there were still four operational Big Boys at Green River, WY. Most of the Big Boys achieved over a million miles of service during their working life.  The overall length of this locomotive is 132 feet, 9-1/4 inches. It was retired by the Union Pacific in February 1962 after logging 1,029,507 miles. The locomotive cost the UP $265,000 when it was built in the 1940s. The locomotive weighs 1,189,500 pounds and was designed to be operated at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Circular polarizer on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/4 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.