Fort Frederick Kitchen

Ft. Frederick Kitchen. Image © 2009 Michael D. Lewis

Description — This is a colonial-era kitchen in Fort Frederick, which is now a state park in western Maryland.  The photograph was taken in on July 4, 2009.

Camera Nerd Info — Linhof Super Technika V 4×5 view camera, Nikkor-W 135mm f/5.6 lens, Fuji Provia 100F film, exposure 3s @ f/11, front left shift.

Commentary — This scene is in the restored kitchen in Ft. Frederick, which is a colonial-era fort used in the French and Indian War.  It was shot with available light.  Access to the kitchen was restricted by guard rails, hence my use of lens shift to frame the subject.  I rarely use shift in landscape photos, but from this experience I can see why it is more commonly used in architectural photography.  I guess this scene can count as my still-life photo for this collection.

ML