Sonatas IX-19 (Presto Appassionato)

We at last, come to the Falls, on its own terms - see the mist rising up like a prize;
Kissed by the Sun with such splendor, sun rays light the water like diamonds to our eyes.
The mist wets our skin, we feel every bubble, every ripple, of the water that plays
for us; molding our being, the joy so intense we could stand here all day.

“There are no words, and no songs for this feeling, nothing matches what nature can say”
I sing out to my love watching the water as the wind blows her hair in the spray.

The photo was taken in September of 2018 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford FP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 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.