Sonatas VII-6 (Dolce Capriccioso)

Till the white tree, pining, says a prayer
As the faeries dancing watch the stars up there.
While the white tree prayed, the night birds sang,
The lover trees joined her prayer, and the song
To Holy God in the skies and all Heaven rang!
Then all of the flowers in the dew;
All of the faeries dancing in the white mist too;
All of the flora and fauna that had wisps that blew;
Joined the prayer of the white tree pining
For the love she once knew.
"Let the warm sun shine on us to renew
Our strength and our love, Lord in Heaven are you!
Give us light - give us hope - our love is true."
Then a cloud blocked the sun, and the dance was done.

The photo was taken in September of 2018 with a Minolta X-700 35 mm SLR equipped with a 50 mm f/1.7 Minolta MD lens on Ilford FP4+ 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.