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Take a walk on the not so wild side.  A lensless pinhole camera shot of crypt row at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Camera: Lensless Camera Company 75mm F225 pinhole camera.

Film: Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO shot at 200 ISO.

Exposure: 6 seconds @ F225.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 13 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.

4x5 for 365 project (122/365)

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A lensless pinhole camera shot of Herr's Mill Covered Bridge in Ronks, Pennsylvania.  This Lancaster County bridge spans the

Camera: Lensless Camera Company 75mm F225 pinhole camera.

Film: Ilford Delta 100 shot at box speed.

Exposure: 6 seconds @ F225.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 13 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.  Warm toned in post.

4x5 for 365 project (119/365)

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A lensless pinhole camera shot of Lake Ontelaunee taken from the bridge over the dam looking downstream over the Maiden Creek.  Lake Ontelaunee is a 1,082 acre reservoir that, for much of its history, provided most of the drinking water for the city of Reading Pennsylvania.  It's a favorite fishing spot year round and is surrounded by state game lands and farms.  The lake is formed behind the Ontelaunee Dam and was created in 1926.

Camera: Lensless Camera Company 75mm F225 pinhole camera.

Film: Ilford Delta 100 shot at box speed.

Exposure: 6 seconds @ F225.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 13 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.  Cropped in post.

4x5 for 365 project (118/365)

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A lensless pinhole camera shot of Lake Ontelaunee taken from the bridge over the dam.  Lake Ontelaunee is a 1,082 acre reservoir that, for much of its history, provided most of the drinking water for the city of Reading Pennsylvania.  It's a favorite fishing spot year round and is surrounded by state game lands and farms.  The lake is formed behind the Ontelaunee Dam and was created in 1926.

Camera: Lensless Camera Company 75mm F225 pinhole camera.

Film: Ilford Delta 100 shot at box speed.

Exposure: 5 seconds @ F225.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 13 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.