Sonatas XII-11 (Main Street)

The hardware store, in its small town is quite important you know
Selling things to fix houses or cars, to make them fine or just go.
The main highway now bypasses this tiny town
Only those with a special interest know where it’s found.

In a place like Woodland, Wisconsin, the simple local hardware store is a major part of the community. Woodland is interesting, as the main highway now bypasses it, and one has to make a conscious choice to visit and explore. The photo was taken in July of 2019 with a 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.