Rock Creek Campground Bridge

I had a change to capture this image in digital couple of years ago which I really liked, but I always wanted to revisit this and capture it in Large Format. On our most recent family camping trip to Rock Creek Lake, I just did that. One challenge I had was the sun was behind me, and it was casting an intense sunlight on the aspen tree to the right which was beyond the 5 stops, therefore it had to be developed at N-2. Overall I really like the results. It gave me a very workable negative to scan. 

Rock Creek Campground Bridge, Sierras, Chamonix 45n-1 with Rodenstock 90mm, Tmax 100

Mission Trails Oak Tree in 4x5

I live near Mission trails park, which is minutes drive from where I live. This photo is to me as Half dome was to Ansel Adams, and by that I mean I made a lot of realizations and learned a lot about exposure and development of black and white film and zone system. I am also quite happy with the result. It gave me a negative that I could work with with well exposed shadows and highlights that were not over-blown. I use a hybrid system which involves developing the film with chemistry, then scanning the negatives and work with digital file in lighroom and photoshop. 

For this image, I used my Chamonix 45n-1 camera with Rodenstock 90mm lens, and Tmax 100 film. I exposed it at exposure index of 50 and developed the film 7.49 min at 69F. I used Rodinal at 1:50 dilution in constant agitation in a Jobo 2500 tank which I used on an Ilford motor agitator. 

Oak Tree, Mission Trails Regional Park, Chaminix 45n-1 with Rodenstock 90mm, Tmax 100 4x5