Ode to a Darkroom
This digital age
It begs for instant gratification
Point. Click. Download.
And the wait is over
Yet, I love the darkroom
The old 4 x 5 camera
With wood and bellows
The timeless beauty of black white images
Great mystery of photography
Putting light to paper
One second...Two seconds...Three seconds
Immersing exposed paper in magic elixir
Watching the image appear
Saying softly
"This is how I see the world."