Trunk lover
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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- Material
- Fine art paper · baryta
- Framing
- Classic frame · Wood · Oak · up to Medium
A black woodpecker clinging to a birch: baryta paper keeps the black of the plumage and the detail of the bark, and the oak frame suits the forest.
- 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 black woodpecker on a birch trunk in the forest of Rambouillet, clinging vertically in the classic posture of the species, tail braced against the bark. The frame is vertical to match, and the trunk cuts it in two: pale bark on one side, a field of luminous green on the other, with the bird placed exactly on the border between them.
Everything here is a matter of contrast. The black woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in Europe: crow-sized, entirely black apart from a scarlet crown. Against white birch bark in full spring light, that becomes an almost graphic opposition of tonal values. I exposed to protect the sunlit grass behind, which drops the bird into near-silhouette and leaves only the red of the head and the pale eye to give it life.
The light is high and clear, filtered through young leaves, and it is the bright green of the background that makes the picture. Photographed against the wood, this bird disappears; against the illuminated understorey, it becomes a silhouette anyone can read at twenty metres.
You hear this species long before you see it: first the hammering, which carries further than that of any other woodpecker, then the loud, plaintive call crossing the canopy. Finding the bird itself is a matter of walking towards a sound and hoping it does not move.
I wanted the print to hold the vertical logic of the animal: a bird that lives on a wall, in a frame built like a wall.
- Location
- Forêt de Rambouillet, France
- Date
- 2023
- Gallery
- Wildlife
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small40 × 40 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 60 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large80 × 80 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large100 × 100 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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