Moody rapeseed
Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Côte d’Opale, France · 2022
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Acrylic glassOn fine art paper, I would choose a baryta paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
A strip of bright yellow rapeseed at the cliff edge, under a heavy sky: acrylic glass holds this contrast between brilliance and storm.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
- Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal
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The story behind the photo
The rapeseed comes right up to the edge of the cliff here, so you get a band of hard yellow and then, immediately behind it, white chalk and grey sea. Those three do not naturally belong in one picture, and the fact that they do here is the reason I took it.
I framed with the field low and wide across the foreground, the cape rising on the right, and the horizon set just above the middle. The yellow is confined to the bottom third; any more of it and the picture becomes about the crop rather than the collision.
The weather was grey and slightly hazy, which drains the sea and the sky to nearly the same pale tone. That flatness is what makes the yellow work: under blue sky and sunshine the colours would fight each other, whereas here the field is the only saturated thing in the frame.
This coast is often photographed in spring for exactly this coincidence of crop and cliff, and it is easy to make a loud picture of it. I wanted the quiet version: the yellow kept in its place, the weather left as it was, and the cape allowed to be as grey as it actually looked.
- Location
- Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Côte d’Opale, France
- Date
- 2022
- Gallery
- Landscape
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small45 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 40 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large90 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large120 × 80 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional. The mount puts space between the photo and the frame: a classic, understated look that draws the eye to the image.
For aluminium and acrylic, black or white. A narrow gap separates the photo from the moulding: it seems to hang suspended inside its frame, for a contemporary look.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung. The photo seems to rest on the wall, slightly set off from it.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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