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A side view of some of the recreations of cabins used by George Washington's guard forces at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester 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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/15th 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 Waterloo United Methodist Church reflects in the Morris Canal 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.
Yellow # 8 filter on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/4 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.

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A fence row with a monument honoring New York's Excelsior Brigade in the background.  The monument was dedicated in 1893 by the State of New York. Found on Wheatfield Road within 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.
Yellow # 8 series VI filter on lens.
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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The front of a dwelling known as the Depue House, which was moved to historic Millbrook Village from elsewhere and furnished as a shoemaker's house.  The village is located in Hardwick, Warren 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.
Yellow # 12 filter on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/8th 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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The rear of Smith's General Store within the historic canal town of Waterloo Village in Byram Township, Sussex County New Jersey..  The store was built in 1830.  Boats traveling the Morris Canal, in the foreground, could tie up at the back of the store and load and unload their cargo into any of the three levels of the store using a wheel and pulley system.   

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 and darken the sky 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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A canon overlooks the Devil's Den section on the Gettysburg National Battlefield from atop Little Round Top.   

This is day # 300 of the project.  Just 65 more days to go. 



Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Yellow # 8 series VI filter on lens.
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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A small, well weathered tool shed found at Millbrook Village in Hardwick, New Jersey.  I've been getting shooting days with an overabundance of bright sun and its associate hard shadows.  With only 66 days left in this year long project I'm really looking forward to the return of some flatter lighting as late Fall and Winter approach.  

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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A piece of a fence row on the Gettysburg National Battlefield.  The rustic aesthetic of this particular portion of fence sort of appealed to me for some reason.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Yellow # 8 series VI filter on lens.
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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Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3,500 Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg, a Union victory often cited as a turning point in the Civil War. Numerous monuments stand in both the cemetery and battlefield to commemorate the Union and Confederate troops who fought there. At the cemetery’s dedication on November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln rose to deliver “a few appropriate remarks,” now known as the Gettysburg Address.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Yellow # 8 series VI filter on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/10th 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 hand operated water pump on the farm of Jacob Hummelbaugh on Taneytown Road within the Gettysburg National Battlefield.  During the Civil War battle that raged on here July 2nd and 3rd, 1863, the farm was setup as a 2nd Corps field hospital.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Yellow # 8 series VI filter on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/125th 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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Boom !  A civil war canon firing demonstration by re-enactors at Gettysburg's National Battlefield.  I arrived at the demonstration area across from the Pennsylvania Monument just in time for the firing and quickly setup the shot knowing I would crop off the top and bottom portions of the frame leaving a panoramic view.  What I had not anticipated was how much the ground would shake when the canon went off which led to a slight bit of camera shake.  Wow those things are loud !

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/60th 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 and cropped in post to desired size.

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beneath them.   Found at Millbrook Village in Hardwick, 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.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/2 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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The Peter D. Smith house at Waterloo Village, It was built in 1874 in the Second Empire style of architecture and features a fourth floor cupola, mansard roof, four chimneys and two first floor bay windows. It is in very bad need of repairs including a new roof.   The village is a restored 19th century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County New Jersey.

One of these days I will get to Waterloo Village on a day when the sun is not blasting from directly overhead.  This was not one of those days.

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 # 12 filter on lens to help with contrast and darken the sky a bit
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
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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The entrance to the Canal Society of New Jersey museum, located at Waterloo Village in Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. CSNJ is a non-profit organization formed in 1969 to foster the study of the history of New Jersey's two towpath canals which included the Morris and D&L Canals.  The museum is only open during special occasions at Waterloo Village and by special arrangement for school field trips. The building contains artifacts related to the canals and canal operation.  More information on the CSNJ can be found at their web site CanalSocietyNJ.org

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 1/8th 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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The rear wall of an old house and a window with a missing pane of glass unfortunately invites in weather and various woodland critters.  Found at Millbrook Village in Hardwick, 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.
Yellow # 8 filter on lens.
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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A view from a small hill overlooking the creek and mill race area at Waterloo Village.  The village is a restored 19th century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County New Jersey.  Many of the buildings date to the 1830s.

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.
0.9 ND and Carl-Zeiss Softar-1 filters stacked on lens to get a longer exposure time and soften highlight areas for a more tranquil feel to the image.
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
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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The rear platform and tracks of the train station at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The station was built in 1911 by the Reading Railroad and served as an arrival point for visitors to the National Historic Park until the 1950s.  It was restored in 2009 and serves as a museum and visitor's center for Washington's headquarters located nearby.

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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 2 seconds at F45.
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.  
Scan was cropped to desired size in post.

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A fading Mail Pouch Tobacco sign on the side of the Layton Country Store and Cafe in Sandyston, Sussex County, New Jersey.  The sign was hand painted by Harley Warrick in 1977.

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 # 12 filter on lens to help with contrast on the sign and wood siding of building.  
Ilford FP4+ B&W film, shot at ISO 125.
Exposure was 1/15 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.  
Scan was cropped to desired size in post.

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Recreations of cabins used by George Washington's guard forces at Valley Forge National Historic Site in Chester 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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1/15th 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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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.