Deer in shadows
Forêt de Rambouillet, France · 2023
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 stag on the only patch of light, the forest in darkness: acrylic glass gives the deep black from which the animal emerges.
- 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
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The story behind the photo
A red deer stag in the forest of Rambouillet, standing on the only patch of ground the light has reached, with the wood behind him closing into darkness. The picture is built entirely on that ratio: a very small lit area, a very large dark one, and an animal occupying the border.
I exposed for the highlights and let the rest go. The instinct is always to open up and recover the forest, and it is always wrong. A wood at that hour is a mass of shadow with holes in it, and rendering it honestly means accepting that three quarters of the frame carries no information at all. The darkness here is not a technical accident; it is the subject.
The light is low, warm and lateral. It slides between the trunks rather than falling from above, so it lights the flank and the legs and leaves the back in shade. That reversal, a dark top and a lit underside, gives the animal his strange weightlessness.
Rambouillet has been managed for centuries; it is not a wilderness. That is precisely what makes the encounter interesting: this is a forest with roads, forestry markers and joggers at its edges, and a red deer stag standing in it as though nothing had changed since the sixteenth century.
I wanted a print in which the animal has to be looked for, and in which the shadow is the larger half of the story.
- Location
- Forêt de Rambouillet, France
- Date
- 2023
- Gallery
- Wildlife
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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