Sonatas IX-15 (Presto Appassionato)

I hold her hand as we climb higher, well above the first river view,
We can survey the whole stage now; the river, the mountains too.
The hawks above the river look upon the same panorama that we do;
Perhaps we share some of the same spirit, the essential life all through.

The clouds that puff above in the skies, that in the river play
With shadow, dance this afternoon, and make rain another day.
How glorious that we are gifted with this place, this setting,
This opportunity to feel one with this river, never forgetting!

The photo was taken in June of 2019 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 45 mm f/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.