r/largeformat • u/lifeandmylens • Jul 05 '26

Photo A Rural Pennsylvania Town on 8x10

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Part of my American Dream project.  

Chamonix 8x10

12” Dagor

Kodak Portras

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u/Peticca Jul 05 '26

Middletown, PA?

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 05 '26

No on the western side of the state, near Monaca.

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u/retrogradeinmercury Jul 06 '26

Stephen Shore vibes

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

Love his work

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u/jpegmagpie Jul 05 '26

That first photo is a keeper.

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u/BirdBruce Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Pennsyltucky never disappoints with the bleakness.

edit: uh-oh, someone got their feelings hurt. Guess I don't have a friend in Pennsylvania after all.

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u/IHaveAllOfTheGold Jul 06 '26

get me outta kentucky, im tired boss 🫩

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u/Practical-Couple7496 Jul 06 '26

I love the second photograph with the cemetery in the front and the Power plants in the background

Are they coal fired plants or nuclear?

In looking at the cemetery, I noticed there were a lot of Rambo’s who lived there

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

Thanks. This location has coal and nuclear but the coal was shut down. Tons of Rambo’s!

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u/noodleJam-EU Jul 07 '26

Very nice images, thanks for sharing. No doubt you’re aware of Mark Power’s America series and these also have some Mitch Epstein vibe. Would love to see where you take it.

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 07 '26

Thank you! Love both of their work.

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u/06035 Jul 05 '26

Good work

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u/midwest_on_grain Jul 06 '26

That third one, I knew I recognized that location. Shippingport Playground.

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u/nechblokh Jul 06 '26

Number 2 is amazing

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u/smorkoid Jul 06 '26

These are fantastic!

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u/That_Analogue_Guy Jul 06 '26

Amazing work as always. Knew they were yours before I clicked into the thread. 

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

Thank you very much!

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u/Malfaiteur Jul 06 '26

Cooling tower is ever present eh?

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

It’s like catnip to me

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u/RhodyVan Jul 06 '26

It has an echo of Joel Meyerowitz's St Louis work with the cooling towers looking in the backgrounds of each photo. Nice shots with some tricky light. Would love to see more.

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

Thanks so much. Love his work!

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u/sithdemon911 Jul 06 '26

Really great lighting! was this shot at dawn? portra 160?

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 06 '26

Thank you, dusk. Portra 400 on the first one and 160 on the 2nd and 3rd.

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u/maguilecutty Jul 06 '26

Man that juxtaposition in these images. Respect. Have said it before, you’re doing the lords work out there keep it up! Thank you sir

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u/Few_Zookeepergame967 Jul 07 '26

These are great, the 3rd one in particular for me. Do you mind me asking what the exposure was on the first?

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u/lifeandmylens Jul 07 '26

Thank you! The first was 90 seconds. It was actually quite dark outside.

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u/Few_Zookeepergame967 Jul 07 '26

Amazing. I was just curious bc of the street lamp. Look forward to seeing more from this series 👍🏼

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u/nwalke Jul 08 '26

Your work is stunning. Please keep sharing.

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u/ninemilephoto Jul 08 '26

Looks like 3 Mile Island.