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A gear and piston from a replica of the John Stevens "Steam Wagon" which he built in 1825. Stevens built the original Steam Wagon as a proof-of-concept and ran on on a small circle of track in Hoboken, New Jersey. He also chartered the first railroad in Pennsylvania in 1823, though it was never constructed.  Image shot at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Ilford HP5+ B&W film, shot at ISO 400.
1 second at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes and 25 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using a Mod54 six sheet insert in an older screw top Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A knuckle coupler joins two freight railroad cars at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  Each knuckle coupler, depending on the model, weigh between 400 to 700 pounds.

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 12 seconds at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius using Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.  
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An old milk can and passenger's steamer trunk share space on a baggage cart at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  There are several such scenes like this setup at the museum that represent things that would have been witnessed in and around an old passenger or freight railroad station.

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Ilford HP5+ B&W film, shot at ISO 400.
Exposure was 15 seconds at F32 after adjusting for reciprocity compensation.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes and 25 seconds @ 20 degrees Celsius using a Mod54 six sheet insert in an older screw top Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A wheel from the original John Bull Locomotive No 1 built in 1831 by Robert Stephenson and Company is displayed next to a full working replica of the locomotive built in 1939 by the shops at the Pennsylvania Railroad in Altoona, Pennsylvania.  Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  A walking bridge at the museum allows visitors to walk above and over the locomotive and casts a shadow down on the scene during the day, making for an interesting compositional element if you embrace it.

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 2 seconds at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius using Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Part of the drive train and motor from the Leetonia Shay No 1 steam locomotive at the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County Pennsylvania.  The Shay Locomotives were the most widely used geared system locomotives and were built to the patents of Ephraim Shay. This particular Shay was built in 1906 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima Ohio, was in use up until 1964 and weighs in at a total of 136,000 pounds.

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film shot at ISO 100.
Exposure was 1 second at F22.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:150 dilution for 5 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius with a Mod54 insert in an older Paterson System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
4x5" negative scanned with Epson V600.
Negative cropped to square dimensions in post.

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A store front from the faux railroad station setup inside the Railroad Museum Of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

This was my first experiment with using rotary processing for film development.  I bought a cheap used Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing roller base off of eBay and an older model Paterson Tank System 4 which features a screw on lid instead of the modern ones that have the press on lid.  I inserted the loaded MOD 54 six sheet 4x5 film insert that I already had into the Paterson tank with 1000ml of diluted Rodinal developer and placed a one gallon jug of water to the left of the roller base to block the Paterson tank from creeping off the roller base as it rotates.  The MOD 54 site states that the MOD 54 wasn't designed for rotary processing but it worked out perfectly in this test.  The key is to use that older tank with the screw on lid.  I used the processing times suggested by the Massive Dev Chart for HP5+ in Rodinal 1:50 dilution for a JOBO rotary processor, 7 minutes 25 seconds, and I got proper negative density with even development.  I'm a very happy camper.  I'll have to experiment a little more to see what the actual minimum amount of chemical is that will fully cover all three sheets of film on each side of the MOD 54 since one of the goals of this exercise is to cut down on the amount of developer, stop bath and fixer that is used per developing batch.

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Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter.
Ilford HP5+ B&W film, shot at ISO 400.
Exposure was 12 seconds at F32.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1:50 dilution for 7 minutes and 25 seconds minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius using a Mod54 insert in an older Pattern System Tank # 4 placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.   
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.  

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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.

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A garden tool shed and fence, circa mid 1800s, found in the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

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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 to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F32.
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.
Slight palladium toning applied to scan in post.

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A strand of freshly harvested onions hanging near a cabin doorway, drying in the afternoon sun.  Found at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

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Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten # 8 Yellow filter on lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F22.
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.

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A garden wall, doorway and encroaching ivy found at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

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Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 5x7 large format metal field camera with 4x5 film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Wratten # 8 Yellow filter on lens to help with contrast.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A bend in a dirt road leads back towards more farmland at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  

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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 to help with contrast and lighten the green tones in the foliage.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A side door and steps to the Sexton's House at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Built around 1850, this house was originally located on a neighboring church property but was later moved to the Landis Valley Museum grounds where it is now an exhibit and activity space.

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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.
1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  I had mistakenly included this sheet of Arista 200 in a developing batch of Ilford FP4+, thus the longer development time but the results seem to still be acceptable.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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The back porch of a house found in the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  This scene caught my eye because there was a certain New England feel about this house, both in the back and front.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Tack and saddle components hang on a barn door in the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/30 second at F22.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An old split row fence and dirt path run alongside an herb garden at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/8 second at F45.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.  Cropped in post to desired size.

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The quiet porch of the corner apothecary store setup in the same way it would have appeared in the 1800s.  Found in the village at the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/2 second at F32.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 15 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.  
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A single lane dirt road bends its way through a farm area at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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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 # 8 yellow filter on lens.
Ilford FP4+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/4th second at F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

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Few things say "welcome" like an open picket fence.  Spotted in the village at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/8th second at F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.  Cropped in post.

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A firewood pile sits in the shelter of an overhang on a house in the village at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/8th second at F22.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.  Cropped in post.

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Today marks the half way point in this 4x5 for 365 project.  Every time out with the cameras I learn more and more and get to put to use more of the tips and tricks I have learned by reading books by the masters of the art from decades past. Each time I pull the dark slide and press the shutter release cable it is one step closer to the craft of photography instead of just "taking pictures".  Mistakes are made, corrections are noted, time is spent researching better and better darkroom developing and printing methods.  It has been a very enlightening experience so far and certainly a lot of fun.  Here's to the next 182 days !

This is the Landis House in the village at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The house, which was home to Henry and Emma Landis, was built in 1870 and is a good example of the typical Pennsylvania farm house of that period.  

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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 Negative Film, shot at ISO 125.
1/4th second at F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.