Sonatas IX-18 (Presto Appassionato)

I decide we can skip the top of the falls - “Not much more to see, down we’ll go,
I’ll carry your harp for a while if you like, as we descend to the platform below.”
It’s time to get closer - more personal - she and I - with the rushing water we hear,
To enfold our spirit with the magnificence of the tumultuous curtain so near.

“Is that someone else coming down the stairs there from behind?”
I’m surprised; hikers in long dresses rarely make this climb.
“Quick, lets reach the platform from which to view
so that our gaze is unencumbered and true!”

“Hold to the wall”, I whisper, we smile as the hiker does pass,
As we congratulate ourselves for achieving our task.

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.