Sonatas XI-24 (Enlightenment)

We saw flowers alone, blooming bright on the Faerie Tree
In the midst of that wilderness tryst all of the Seekers were honored to see
Fae dancers and players, spell casters and all!
Warriors, mystics, rune masters, and a Grand Faerie Ball!

There at the center of the gathering they found
The reason the Fae folk had gathered all round
They were doing a charm dance, the charm dance of life
It seemed a Fae lad had won love; he was taking a wife!

This Ball was for these two - celebrating with joy
The wedding of a Fae lassie and her dear love, her Fae boy!
In awe we stood watching, the joy and romance,
Heard the songs, love, and laughter of a Fae wedding dance!

We stood entranced by the scenes that before us unfolded
The dancers, the spell makers, the Faeries that fluttered and scolded
We were so involved with this magical world so long hidden
We didn’t move to take pictures; they surely were forbidden.

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.