Sonatas VII-11 (Grandioso con Molt'Espressione)

"The trail you seek starts here - you needn't fear,"
The stony creature's voice was clear.
"You must be welcome if you can hear me,"
The stony creature spoke again, "It's a friend in you they see.”
“You're invited to the faerie wood - to enjoy the faerie ways,
To hear their songs, see The Faerie Dance.
To enjoy the fae music, to watch the faerie plays.
You'll see the faerie flowers bloom and fade.
You shall see the faerie babes be born,
Then you shall be witness while the old ones teach
The young ones 'fore the morn!"

The photo was taken in June of 2019 with a Minolta X-570 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.