Clouds ocean
La Roche du Prêtre, Jura Mountains, France · June 2023
Nominee, reFocus Awards 2024
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
- Fine art paper · matt cotton
- Framing
- Classic frame · White · up to Large
An almost entirely white sea of clouds: matt cotton paper renders this white soft and nuanced, and the white frame extends it.
- 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
High in the Jura mountains, the viewpoint of La Roche du Prêtre is known among local photographers for a rare trick of the air: on the right morning, the entire valley floor disappears beneath a slow-rolling sea of cloud, leaving only the forested ridgelines to break the surface like a chain of islands.
That morning the cloud had filled the valley completely and levelled off, and only the crown of one wooded spur was still above it. I chose black and white, stripping away every distraction of colour to leave just the shapes: soft grey vapour, dark treetops, the line where solid ground gives way to open sky. I framed that crown small, near the centre of an almost white picture, with no horizon and nothing else around it, and exposed well to the right so that the cloud loses all its texture: what is left is a dark, irregular shape floating in nothing. The valley floor is still there, somewhere underneath; the picture works because it shows none of it.
It felt less like photographing a landscape than photographing weather itself, caught for one still moment before it rolled on.
- Location
- La Roche du Prêtre, Jura Mountains, France
- Date
- June 2023
- Awards
- Nominee, reFocus Awards 2024Black & White · Landscapes · Professional
- 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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