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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.

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It's odd how sometimes scenes from old movies or TV shows pop into my mind when I stumble on a scene while out shooting.  When I saw this cellar door and dirty window on the side of a cabin I immediately thought of some of the scenes they would have in the old black and white Twilight Zone episodes where they were telling the story of a frontier person that was pioneering the west, only to be visited by an alien or space ship.  

Spotted while at 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.
1/15th second at F22.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. Cropped to desired size in post.

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A storefront from one of the 19th century shops 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 tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600. Cropped to desired size in post.

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A herb garden located on the grounds of the 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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film, shot at ISO 50.
1/8th second at F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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A 19th century farmer's tool shed found at the 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.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film, shot at ISO 50.
1/30th second at F22.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:100 dilution for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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Windows and shutters on a cabin from the 1800s found at at the 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 tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.

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An old wooden sawhorse sits in front of a small storage barn at the Landis Valley Museum.  Landis Valley is a living history village in Lancaster County Pennsylvania offering a variety of buildings, barns, farm plots and shops from the 1800s that allow the visitor to experience what a small farming community was like in the 19th century. The rustic nature of this spot caught my eye. I could have done without all the wind I was experiencing when shooting this.  I have this on my list of things to re-shoot when I go back to Landis Valley in the future.

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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 tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.