Sonatas XII-87 (Farms)

This hat made of shakes, with vine hair that sticks out below
There’s a chimney on top where the witch’s leaf mustache does grow.
The window is just right for someone to climb in
Now a silo-house fairy tale waits to begin.

Nice detail of the top of this old abandoned silo in Ashippun, Wisconsin. It seems to have a tassel or shock of hair on top. The photo was taken in September of 2016 with a Minolta X-570 35 mm SLR equipped with a 50-135 mm f/3.5 Minolta MD lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 50 mm f/2.8 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.