Sonatas IX-13 (Presto Appassionato)

Down here at the riverside, such a cool greyish blue
We stand by and watch river water rush through.
The water ripples and splashes, overhead the birds flock
We notice the whitecaps as the water dances fast over rocks.

The day has grown warmer and it’s time for a drink.
Intricate textures of rocks and white water are fascinating, I think.
I tell my Love that, “The River flows forward toward its destiny,
These rocks, once part of the Falls, fell millennia past - you see...”

She smiles, drinking deeply; she listens, though she must know,
“The Falls are well upstream from here”; I point the way we must go.

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.