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4x5 for 365 project (86/365)

Wheel detail on the Union Pacific Steam Locomotive # 4012 which resides on the grounds of the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. 

Camera: Calumet 45NX 4x5 large format monorail view camera. 

Lens: Schneider 90mm f/5.6 Super-Angulon lens in a Copal 0 shutter mounted on recessed lens board.  B+W brand Yellow filter on the lens to help with contrast. 

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at box speed. 

Exposure: 1 second @ F32. 

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Paterson Universal Tank using the Taco Method. 12 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius. Kodak indicator stop bath.  Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo rinse.  

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.