Sonatas XI-19 (The Awakening)

We walked on a wee bit more, with Rae Anne smiling and stunned
We all knew she’d heard Rock Face, I’d heard him too,
I said, “It’s real, thank Heaven the teasing is done.”

They knew I would brook no more foolishness then,
“No more complaining or stamping ‘round either,
Only open minds work here, men.”

Dwade said, “That makes sense,” and the other two fell into line
I found we hadn’t gone far nor passed too much time.

Then Rock Face turned his attention toward Cecil in play
Cecil with his videos and photoshop and so much to say
Rock Face wasn’t mean or sarcastic, his stony heart wasn’t in it
Though I think, after years of young hikers, he’s become a great mimic.

Cecil was sarcastic and a buffoon - Beau was the jerk
Rock Face knew the difference; he’d make his lesson work
“Well, do you hear me now, my young video magician?”
Rock Face shot a breath at his hair as Cecil said, “Uh, I’m a technician.”

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 Kodak Professional T-Max 100 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.