Sonatas XI-37 (Seeking)

Before we left – parting merrily,
He gave a fond farewell with a wink
He blew a kiss at the lawyer;
Faerie Queen was not happy, I think…

Rock Face told Cecil not to use too many filters
When shooting in the forests “Use natural light -
Mind your exposure, don’t let your whites get out of kilter
And crank up the colors when shooting at Sprites!”

He posed for the photographer for a full five minutes
But Cecil was so busy with all of his trinkets
That it took way too long to perfect his exposure
And he got only two pictures before it was over.

Rock Face laughed and said “I believe
I’d likely break your camera, and then you would grieve!”
As we walked through the trees on our way toward the end
We were happier together, we had all become friends.

He said we had to go and he left
His company he must leave us bereft
It grew late as a cold wind blew in –
Homeward we rushed to rejoin our kin.

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 Ilford FP4+ 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.