Early summer red
Les Petites Rivières, Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France · 2021
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 · White
Poppies lit through by a low sun: acrylic glass makes the red luminous, as if backlit.
- 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
Poppies and cornflowers had taken a strip of unmown meadow, and the sun was coming through them almost horizontally from behind the trees. Backlight is what makes a poppy worth photographing: lit from the front it is a red spot, lit from behind it becomes a translucent lantern.
I worked from knee height with a long lens wide open, so the nearest flowers stand sharp against a wash of gold and green. The soft background is not decoration: it lets six or seven blooms stand out from a field containing hundreds.
I let a little haze into the frame rather than shading the lens. It lifts the blacks, mutes the contrast and gives the whole picture the slightly washed warmth that early summer evenings actually have, instead of the clean, saturated version we are used to seeing.
This is a small triangle of grass between a path and a row of houses. Every year someone decides not to mow it until July, and every year it becomes briefly extraordinary. I find that quietly moving, and it is the reason I keep photographing places nobody travels to.
- Location
- Les Petites Rivières, Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France
- Date
- 2021
- Gallery
- Landscape
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small30 × 40 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium45 × 60 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large60 × 80 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large90 × 120 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.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
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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