“This small sapling is spotlighted”, I tell my love a story;
“The Sunlight is showcasing it - Is it marked for glory?”
“Will it be big and mighty? Will drama unfold ‘neath its boughs?”
“Fed lovingly by the leaf mould growing at its base now?”
My love smiles at my story, to twirl in the sun,
Then sits on a stone with her harp just for fun -
To play me a tune and to sing me a song
Such whimsy is luxury and I sing along.
The photo was taken in
September of 2020 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens
on Ilford HP5+ 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.