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Stoffel Wagner built this Mill in 1767 and several generations of the Wagner family operated it over the span of 200 years. The Mill is located on West Walnut Street just off of Route 412 in Lower Saucon Township which is near Hellertown, PA in Northampton County.  The Hellertown Historical Society uses the Miller's house, on the opposite side of the mill, as their headquarters and is responsible for the renovations and upkeep of the mill.  The footprint of the structure is 35'x55'  with the mill being constructed of fieldstone.  It is 2.5 stories high with a 2.5 story, 25'x35' addition that forms the mill in an "L" shape. There is a park setting surrounding the mill with two mill ponds and a creek, a baseball field and park benches to watch the ample waterfowl population.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/15 second @ F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (143/365)

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An old doghouse found at Millbrook Village in Hardwich, New Jersey.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/4 second @ F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600. Cropped to desired size in post.

4x5 for 365 project (142/365)

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In 1972, Volunteers at Millbrook Village built this reproduction of a 1860s era Methodist Episcopal Church. During the 1800s, religion played an important role in the villagers spiritual and social life. In the early 1800's, before the village existed, Methodist circuit ministers visited this area. As the community began growing, regular Sunday services were held in a private home. In 1840, the villagers built a small church which was later used as a one-room schoolhouse which can also be seen at Millbrook Village.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/15 second @ F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (141/365)

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Another in the series featuring scenes from our backyard pond.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter with Yellow-Green filter.  
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second @ F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Scanned with Epson V600.
Cropped to desired size in post.

4x5 for 365 project (140/365)

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A large section of rock on the grounds of the Berks County Heritage Center in the Reading Pennsylvania area.  I want to say this is some form of Granite but I am not a rock expert and Google is not being helpful at the moment.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/15 second @ F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600.
Cropped in post.

4x5 for 365 project (139/365)

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Welcome to our frog playground.  Lily pads and Cattails found in our backyard pond.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter with Yellow-Green filter.  
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second @ F45.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (138/365)

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A canon stands on a hilltop overlooking a valley at the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, Maryland.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Schneider Angulon 90mm F6.8 lens in a Linhof Compur shutter.
Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/30th @ F32.
Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Mod54 daylight tank. 6 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius.
Scanned with Epson V600.

4x5 for 365 project (137/365)

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The American dream is not impervious to the ravages of time.  

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/8 second @ F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600 and cropped in post.

4x5 for 365 project (136/365)

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An old wooden shed sits in the yard of the general store at Millbrook Village in Hardwick, New Jersey.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/15 second @ F32.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600 and cropped in post.

4x5 for 365 project (135/365)

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I've shot at historic Millbrook Village in New Jersey countless times in the past and each time I walked this path it reminded me of a set from one of the episodes of the Twilight Zone set in a small village in the mid 1800s. I just wish they had buried the electrical wires instead of putting them up on poles because it really detracts from the otherwise almost perfect authenticity of the place.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter.
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.
1/4 second @ F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank.
Scanned with Epson V600 and cropped in post.

4x5 for 365 project (134/365)

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"Saddened by what one sees
Upon reflection, their mind beckons the question...
What really happened?

We watched, watched intently
As the world fell down around us" --Allan Gerard


I really should have paid more attention to making the distance of both sides of the front standard parallel to the side of the building so that all the lines could have been as straight as possible especially since the Busch Pressman 4x5 doesn't have front swing movements available to correct it.  On the other hand, I sort of like the imperfectness of the composition since it matches the total imperfectness of the state of the building.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 LF press camera | Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 in Copal B shutter | Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film | Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank. | Scanned with Epson V600

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Iron barrel rings hang outside the blacksmith shop at Millbrook Village.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in a Copal B shutter.   

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 50 ISO.

Exposure: 1/15 @ F32.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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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A good place for a story, a tall glass of iced tea and an afternoon of whittling.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in a Copal B shutter.  Yellow-Green filter.   

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/15 @ F32.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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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An old Texaco Fire Chief gas pump found at the Berks County Heritage Center in Reading, PA.  Texaco introduced the "Fire Chief" brand in 1932 with claims that the purity and octane levels met the requirements for fire engines. In 1982 they re-branded the line of gasoline as "Texaco Regular".

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens:  150mm Caltar-S II (Calumet re-branded Schneider Symar-S) F 5.6 lens in a Copal BT shutter.   

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/15 @ F32.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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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A look at one of the reflecting pools at the Allentown Rose Garden in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Graflex Optar 135mm F4.7 lens in a Graphex shutter with Kodak Series VI yellow filter.  For a 50+ year old lens, I am continuously impressed at how incredibly sharp these optics are.

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/15 @ F32.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes one and two then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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 to desired size in post.

4x5 for 365 project (129/365)

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Grazing away on the tender grass with one eye always raised in search of the hidden wolf...

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in a Copal B shutter.  Yellow filter.

Film: Fuji Super HRT-30 green sensitive X-Ray film purchased as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/30 @ F45.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes two and three then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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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Every tree has a story.  I'd love to hear this one's.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens:  150mm Caltar-S II (Calumet re-branded Schneider Symar-S) F 5.6 lens in a Copal BT shutter.  Yellow-green filter on lens.

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/30 @ F32.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes two and three then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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 to desired size in post.

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Atop the hillside overlooking the iron furnace building on the right and the rest of the valley below at Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Elverson, Pennsylvania.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens: Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in a Copal B shutter.  Yellow-Green filter.

Film: Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film.  Purchased from zzmedical.com as 8x10" sheets and cut down to 4x5".  Film rated at 80 ISO.

Exposure: 1/4 @ F45.

Development: Self Developed film in Rodinal (Adox Adonol) 1:100 in three reel Paterson Universal Tank using Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert.  Semi-Stand for 15 minutes with initial minute of inversions then 10 seconds of inversion on minutes two and three then let it sit until minute 14 when I do a final ten seconds of inversions. Kodak indicator stop bath. Ilford Rapid Fixer. Photo-Flo. Hung to dry.

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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A view of the main barn and the Iron Master's House at Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Elverson, Pennsylvania.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens:  150mm Caltar-S II (Calumet re-branded Schneider Symar-S) F 5.6 lens in a Copal BT shutter.  Yellow-green filter on lens.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.

Exposure: 1/15th @ F45.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Paterson Universal Tank using the Mod54 six sheet 4x5 insert. 9 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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My first attempt at a long(ish) exposure of moving water using the large format 4x5 camera.  I could have picked a better time to shoot this where the afternoon sun wasn't shining down directly on the water but it was a first attempt and you have to start somewhere.  The goal of this daily project is to learn as much as possible with every image during each phase of the exposure, developing and darkroom printing cycle.  

A babbling brook at Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Elverson, Pennsylvania.

Camera: Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.

Lens:  150mm Caltar-S II (Calumet re-branded Schneider Symar-S) F 5.6 lens in a Copal BT shutter with Tiffen 0.6 ND Filter.

Film: Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 100.

Exposure: 8 seconds @ F45.

Development: Self Developed in Kodak Xtol 1+2 dilution in Paterson Universal Tank using the Taco Method. 9 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.