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The upper most section of our backyard waterfall that leads down to our small pond.  I decided to haul out the somewhat neglected Calumet 45NX monorail for this shot.  Now that things are getting much colder around here and I'll be driven back inside the home studio I'll be using that camera a lot more for portraits and still-life work.

Technical details:
Calumet 45NX 4x5 large format monorail camera.
210mm Komura Commercial F6.3 lens in Copal 1 shutter.
Circular Polarizer on lens.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 11 minutes, 20 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using Beseler 8x10 color print drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
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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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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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.

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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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The Church Hill Schoolhouse located on Landis Store Road outside of Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  I'm not entirely sure when this particular one-room schoolhouse was built.  According to St. John-Hill United Church of Christ records, a log schoolhouse was first built by the congregation on this location in 1750 and later torn down and replaced with a stone one in 1786.  I don't think this is that stone schoolhouse from 1786 though since the construction and architecture is probably from around the mid to late 1800s.  There is no mention of another school being built in the church records however.

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.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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The Kerst-Bertolet Mill in Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  The earliest mill built on this land was built by Johann Heinrich Kersten in 1725. Kersten shortened his name to Kerst as many immigrants did to make for easier pronunciation. The current mill was built in 1841, a 40'x 55' limestone mill standing 3.5 stories and covered with stucco.  The head race is fed from Manatawny Creek and the tail race empties into the pond.

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 the foliage a bit.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Sunflower childhood (pre-bloom) in Elverson, 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.
Green filter on lens to lighten foliage.
Ilford Delta 100+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/4 at F32.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight development tank. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. Cropped to desired size in post.

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A bug crawls on the back leaves of a sunflower in Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  It was a bumper crop for this particular sunflower field.  I also shot four slices of Kodak Ektar 100 color film in this sunflower field and I'll be developing those soon.  

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 Delta 100+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/30 at F22.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight development tank. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. Cropped to about half the original negative size in post.

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A view of an old barn that sits in a valley down below where my Parent's house is.  The barn has new owners as of this year so it will be interesting to see how the preservation of the barn plays out. I've already watched them do some maintenance and preservation on the barn so that's a good sign.

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 Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/8th second at F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight development tank. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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I stumbled on this overlook along PA Route 44 in Potter County Pennsylvania named Water Tank Hollow Vista. The view is 2,235 feet above sea level and looks north-northeast.  There was a large amount of haze in the valley and off in the distance so I wasn't very hopeful for a good shot and used this opportunity more for a scouting shot for a return during the Fall color season.  I would imagine this area will be very colorful in the Autumn.

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.
Tiffen Green filter on lens to lighten folliage and Cokin graduated neutral density filter held in front of lens to slightly darken sky.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/15 second at F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight development tank. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
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.

Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Tiffen Green filter on lens.
Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.
1/4 second at F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight development tank. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Another entry for the 4x5 for 365 project featuring items from my vintage analog photography collection.  This is my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s 35mm rangefinder. It features a fixed Rokkor 45mm F1.8 lens, shutter speeds from 1/4 seconds to 1/500th plus bulb mode.  It can use either aperture priority or full manual exposure modes.  It has a coupled rangefinder with coupled parallax correction.  The meter is the CDS CLC type with a viewfinder needle indicator.  The ASA range of the camera if 25-800.  It has both a hotshoe and a PC sync socket and can sync at all speeds on X setting.  It's not the best rangefinder I've ever shot in terms of quality but it's still a fun walk around camera to take along on trips. 

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

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Hoya Yellow-Green filter on the lens. 

Film: Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at box speed. 

Exposure: 1/60th @ F32. 

Lighting: Subject placed in light tent and lit from above with one Alien Bees B800 studio strobe in a 22" white lined beauty dish with diffusion sock @ full power. Strobe triggered with PocketWizard Plus II radio triggers. 

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.  Cropped in Lightroom 4.

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Today's 4x5 for 365 project entry continues on with shots of items from my vintage analog photography collection.  This is my Yashica Electro 35 GSN rangefinder.  They were first introduced in 1973.  It's a solid rangefinder that could easily be used as a self-defense weapon if needed.  It features aperture priority mode with shutter speeds from 30 seconds to 1/500th plus bulb mode.  The rangefinder is coupled with auto parallax correction.  It supports film ASAs from 25 through 1000.  It originally took the mercury PX32 batteries but this one has been modified with a battery conversion kit from the "Yashica Guy" so that it now takes modern 4LR44 batteries.  It also features a hot shoe, self-timer and battery check lamp.  The Yashinon 45mm F1.7 lens is very sharp though not interchangeable.  I use this rangefinder primarily for street photography.  The only weakness I can note would be the film advance lever does have a pretty long throw but I have gotten used to that.   

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

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Hoya Yellow-Green filter on the lens. 

Film: Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at box speed. 

Exposure: 1/60th @ F32. 

Lighting: Subject placed in light tent and lit from above with one Alien Bees B800 studio strobe in a 22" white lined beauty dish with diffusion sock @ full power. Strobe triggered with PocketWizard Plus II radio triggers. 

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.  Cropped in Lightroom 4.

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Today's project entry features a vintage Olympus OM-1n 35mm SLR.  The OM-1n is the similar to the earlier OM-1MD, with a redesigned film advance lever, a flash ready/sufficient flash LED in the viewfinder, and automatic X-sync regardless of the position of the FP/X switch when coupled with a T-series flash unit mounted on Flash Shoe 4.  This OM-1 series was introduced by Olympus in 1973.  I picked this one up at a street flea market in Philadelphia in the Summer of 2013. The lens has issues that keep it from focusing and eventually I will get around to getting a new 50mm lens for it.  The body is the smallest of my 35mm SLR bodies and it would be nice to have it as an operating walk around camera one day. 

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

Lens: Rodenstock Geronar 150mm F6.3 lens in a Copal 0 shutter.  Hoya Yellow-Green filter on the lens. 

Film: Ilford Delta 100 B&W Negative Film, shot at box speed. 

Exposure: 1/60th @ F32. 

Lighting: Subject placed in light tent and lit from above with one Alien Bees B800 studio strobe in a 22" white lined beauty dish with diffusion sock @ full power. Strobe triggered with PocketWizard Plus II radio triggers. 

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.

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This biting Winter freeze is making me yearn for the Summer months even more and even though I'm not much of a "beach person" I still wish to feel that warm sand between my toes right now. 

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

Lens: Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in a Copal B shutter. Yellow filter on the lens to improve contrast.

Film: Ilford Delta 100 ISO Negative Film, shot at box speed. 

Lighting: Lit from camera right with four 25 watt daylight balanced CFL bulbs in a four socket adapter placed on a light stand and aimed through a large home made diffuser constructed from pvc pipe and white bridal satin.  
   
Exposure: 1 second @ F16 after adjusting for bellows extension and filter factor.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Paterson Universal Tank using the Taco Method. 13 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius. Tap water 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. Slightly sepia toned in Photoshop.