Sonatas IX-21 (Adagio Soave)

Lingering here by the Falls, we drift below the cliffs we once descended at the start,
Passing charming views, now gilded by light, where my Love first sang and played her harp.
Where puddles of sunshine greeted us at the start of the day
Softer colors of sunset caress her hair through the forest trees as we go on our way.

The Rock Face found here I’ve met so many times,
My Seeker’s heart has heard him beckon on numerous climbs.
This day I think I hear him trying to tell us something while we’re here alone
Nothing sad or cautioning, just - "Don’t you think you should start home?"

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 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.