Sonatas XII-91 (Farms)

See how the luster of sunshine on the roof top glistens and glows
All the new additions make room for the farm family as it grows.
Old bricks and city bricks mingle in the design
Of a farmhouse near Mayville getting better with time.

A farmhouse in rural Williamstown, Wisconsin. A combination of old cream-colored brick, more recent additions, and a newer seamed metal roof. The late afternoon sun is bright on the roof, gleams, and gives luster to the house. Here is visible pride in the farm house and grounds. The photo was taken in September of 2016 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.