SFO night and day
San Francisco, California, USA · 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
- Acrylic glassOn fine art paper, I would choose a baryta paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
The Golden Gate at blue hour, the lamps already lit: acrylic glass makes the lights shine against the deep blue.
- 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 Golden Gate at blue hour, in a vertical frame, with the lamps on the deck already lit and the last daylight still in the sky behind. In the foreground the tide slides up the dark sand and breaks over a low rock; in the background the bridge is a line of small warm lights. The title comes from that split: the top of the picture is still day, the bottom is already night.
The vertical format is what makes it work. A horizontal frame would have given me the bridge and taken away the beach; standing the picture on end gives two thirds of the surface to sand and water and forces the structure to earn its place at the top.
The exposure is long enough to turn the surf into a pale, moving veil and short enough to keep the shape of the wave that is breaking. There is a narrow window between water that is frozen and water that has disappeared, and the whole craft of this kind of picture lies in finding it, usually by trying and failing a dozen times while the light drops.
Blue hour on this coast seems to last a little longer than it does inland, as the fog sends the light back. It is also the moment when the temperature falls and the beach empties, and you find yourself alone with a bridge that a thousand people are photographing from the viewpoints above.
I wanted a photograph of two different times of day held in the same frame, and a famous silhouette seen from the cold end of the day.
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Date
- 2024
- Gallery
- Architecture
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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