Sonatas IX-6 (Andante Affabile)

Laughing merrily she goes beside me along the trail
“This rock could be a guard, or a beached turtle, or whale”,
I tell her as we come to it, I’ve caught her whimsy now for sure;
“Or perhaps a place where knights and ladies rest?”, she teases me for more.

We sit and rest awhile and talk where many visitors often do,
We’re thankful we’re the only ones today and no others are coming through.
I tell her that this rock is quite a memorable sight to see
For all who return to the woods, this path, that they know just where they be.

The photo was taken in June of 2019 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 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.