A stone arch acts as a portal through which a forest path passes at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The park was created starting in 1975 by William Cohea Jr and features various arrangements of stones from small, carefully constructed piles you find while hiking through the forest all the way up to massive "menhirs" or freestanding single stones weighing an estimated 45 tons. In areas of the park, it's tempting to make comparisons to England's Stonehenge but there is a unique feel to Columcille that I doubt any other place has. It's well worth the trip to spend a few hours exploring there. You can get more information on
www.columcille.org
From a photographic perspective, I can sum up Columcille by saying Wynn Bullock would have loved making images there.
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365/
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Ilford HP5+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 400.
1 second at F32. Incident metered with Sekonic L-358 meter.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 11 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
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This heavy wood door with it's ornate hinges stands as a portal to the St. Columba Chapel at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor Pennsylvania.
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1 second at F22. Incident metered with Sekonic L-358 meter.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
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Some ferns I encountered while out hiking in the forest at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor Pennsylvania.
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens in Copal B shutter.
Green filter on lens.
Ilford HP5+ B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 400.
2 seconds at F32. Incident metered with Sekonic L-358 meter.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 11 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
Cropped to desired size in post.
Tags: Ferns Columcile Megalith Park Bangor Northampton County Pennsylvania 4x5 back Large Format 4x5 Field Camera Fujinon-W 210mm F5.6 lens Ilford HP5+ B&W Self Developed Rodinal 1:50 Gregg Obst 2014 4x5 for 365 project Sakai-Toyo 1/2 Plate
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A huge "menhirs" or free standing single stone, guards the foreground as St. Oran's Bell Tower and the stone circle provides a background at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The park was created starting in 1975 by William Cohea Jr and features various arrangements of stones varying from small to massive. In areas of the park it's tempting to make comparisons to England's Stonehenge but there is a unique feel to Columcille that I doubt any other place has. It's well worth the trip to spend a few hours exploring there. You can get more information on www.columcille.org
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365/
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F32. Incident metered with Sekonic L-358 meter.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
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A small foot bridge found along a forest trail at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor, Pennsylvania.
4x5 for 365 Project details: greggobst.photography/4x5-for-365
Technical details:
Sakai Toyo 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" (half-plate) large format metal field camera with 4x5" film back.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 200 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W Negative Film, shot at ISO 160.
1/4 second at F32. Incident metered with Sekonic L-358 meter.
Developed in Rodinal/Adox Adonal 1:50 dilution for 9 1/2 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Mod54 daylight developing tank.
Negative scanned with Epson V600.
Tags: Foot bridge Megalith Columcile Megalith Park Bangor Northampton County Pennsylvania 4x5 back Large Format 4x5 Field Camera 150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens Arista EDU 200 Ultra B&W Self Developed Rodinal 1:50 Gregg Obst 2014 4x5 for 365 project Sakai-Toyo 1/2 Plate
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