Sonatas XII-48 (Life)

This was once the main highway and a busy railroad line
Families and vacationers travelled these ways dressed so fine.
Now it just looks humble and almost deserted, folks say -
But the summer crops still ride to market on these tracks today.

Crossing of Main Street over the railroad branch in Woodland, Wisconsin. Both, road and rail, are much diminished since the old days. This road is no longer the highway; it now bypasses the town. Most of the rail lines in the area are abandoned, or see very limited freight service. Passenger service is but a faded memory. The photo was taken in July of 2019 with Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ 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.