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A well preserved one room schoolhouse, circa 1880, stands alone on a beautifully manicured lawn along PA Route 322 in Annville, Pennsylvania.  These schools were the primary source of education in rural Pennsylvania for grades Kindergarten through eighth grade up until the early 1950s when Pennsylvania instituted a program of school consolidation and built larger, centrally located primary schools in each community.  At one time there were over 10,000 one-room school houses in the commonwealth.  

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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/15 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A lone cannon is dwarfed by a huge tree on a hillside near the Muhlenberg encampment area at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester 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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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I spotted these acorns and pine needles laying on a tree stump which had been cut flat probably many years ago.  It seemed to be another sign of both Autumn and the circle of life continuing on in the forest.  Spotted along the road that runs around the upper lake at Promised Land State Park, Greentown, Pike 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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/4 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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This is the Stone Arch Bridge in Kenoza Lake, Sullivan County, New York.  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.
Diffusion filter on lens to soften the highlights and add a little character to the shot.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.  
Cropped to desired size in post.

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My Wife and I happened upon this beautiful, white hilltop church while driving to New York in search of Autumn color spots.  It is 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.  The steeple topping arrow hanging precariously from the top makes me wonder if it was hit by lightning at some point.

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 # 12 filter on lens to darken the sky and provide contrast for the clouds.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/15th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An open cell block door invites visitors to start their exploration of Eastern State Penitentiary.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  It is located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia, 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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/15th second at F16.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Two farm cats stand guard over an old tractor parked in a barn between another barn falling down and a stone and wood barn still very much in use.  Spotted in the Oley Valley region of Berks 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 to help with contrast and to lighten foliage a bit.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/4th second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.  
Cropped to desired size in post.

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An old bulletin board, it's cover tattered, hangs on a wall in a cell block at Eastern State Penitentiary.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  It is located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia, 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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F16.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.  
Cropped to desired size in post.

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A corncrib barn found in the Oley Valley region of Berks County, Pennsylvania.  These barns usually have sections on either side with storage bins for ears of corn. Open slots on the walled bins allow air in to dry the corn over time.  The corn is then used as feed for livestock throughout the year.  The section in the middle of the barn is used for storage of tractors or other farm implements.

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 to help with contrast and to lighten foliage a bit.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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On the way out of Eastern State Penitentiary with about five minutes to go before closing time, I spotted these windows and ivy on a building on the outer perimeter of the courtyard.  I sort of like how my reflection ended up appearing in both the top an bottom right windows. The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/15th second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Cell block 14 at Eastern State Penitentiary.  This particular cell block  was built in 1926 and was the second ESP's three story cell blocks.  Construction was done primarily using prison labor.  Light streams down from the third floor skylights through a series of grates in the ceilings and floors illuminating the floors below.  The prison is located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.  A great, tripod friendly, place to spend a full day of photography.   

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.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W film, shot at ISO 100.
Exposure, including reciprocity compensation, was 1 1/2 minutes at F32.
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.

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An ivy covered wall and window found at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7" large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/8 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.  
Cropped to desired size in post.

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A narrow outside walkway between cell blocks at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

I had hoped for a more featureful sky but that is not what Mother Nature had provided.

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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/4 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An iron gate adorned with a cross at it's center marks the entrance to a former medical ward at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F16.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A courtyard window at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  

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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/8 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The ornate doors on the loading dock area of the kitchen at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971.  A date stone on the outside of the kitchen wall dates that part of the prison to 1908.

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.
Yellow # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A look into one of the closed off cell blocks at Eastern State Penitentiary.  Some of the cell blocks at the prison have been cleaned up and made safe so visitors can tour them but this one remains in its original state.  The structure is located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.  A great, tripod friendly, place to spend a full day of photography.   

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 Yellow # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W film, shot at ISO 100.
Exposure, including reciprocity compensation, was 2 1/2 minutes at F32.
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.

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A set of stairs lead up to one of the corner guard towers at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The prison was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.

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 # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/4 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:150 dilution for 7 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The loneliness of a 185 year old prison cell envelopes the self in ways that one can't imagine unless they have been there, touched the cold broken stone walls and breathed the stale air of its confinement.  Eastern State Penitentiary, located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.  A great, tripod friendly, place to spend a full day of photography.   

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 Yellow # 8 filter on lens to help with contrast.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W film, shot at ISO 100.
Exposure, including reciprocity compensation, was 35 seconds seconds at F32.
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.

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One of the problems with shooting in a 185 year old prison that is now a museum open to the public is the audio tour.  Each visitor is given an audio tour headset and they wander around listening to the recording with no awareness of the surroundings or other people or the guy standing there taking a long exposure shot with a large format film camera.  Having shot at Eastern State Penitentiary countless times in the past with digital gear, I knew what to expect from the "audio tour zombies" when I went back and shot with the big film camera.  For this trip I decided to embrace the tourists coming into the shots, their ghostly apparitions providing another element of the story.  The prison, located on Fairmont Avenue in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was built in 1829 and closed in 1971 remaining abandoned for several decades before being re-opened to the public as a history museum.  A great, tripod friendly, place to spend a full day of photography.   

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.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W film, shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 3 seconds at F32.
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.