KENNALL VALE RUSH
The aim behind this photo was to capture some of the autumn colours that were making a beautiful, albeit fleeting, appearance across the county this year. Naturally, there was nowhere better to go than one of Cornwall’s dense pockets of woodland, and for this trip, I decided upon Kennall Vale. A particularly unique location, Kennall Vale is known for being the site of a former gunpowder factory which supplied Cornwall’s mining industry with explosives in the 19th Century. These days, the remains of its buildings are being slowly reclaimed by nature, creating a truly atmospheric setting.
For this image, I found a hollowed shell of a building close to the woodland’s fast-flowing river. During the shoot, I set up a frame that would combine both the movement of the water, the ruins and the autumn colours. With autumn only making a brief appearance, a lot of the leaves had already fallen, and these decorated the ground with flashes of bronze and gold. Once in post-production, I decided to vignette the image to focus the eye. Wide-angle woodland shots can be very busy, so by fading the edges of the photo into darkness, the eye is drawn to the middle of the image where there are fewer elements conflicting with each other.
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Certificate of Authenticity
Kennall Vale Rush is a fine art landscape photograph with a limited run of 100 prints.
A Certificate of Authenticity will be supplied with every print after it has passed the Tide & Land quality check, numbered and signed.
Tide & Land photography prints are not massed produced, but are hand made to order, guaranteeing the best quality with every print.
Further Information
+ PRINTING
Each of my images is printed using an Epson SureColor SC-P800 Printer. This printer is designed to produce high quality professional prints using UltraChrome HD ink that gives a true-to-life finish. Shadows are notably crisp against the vibrancy of the colour palettes across all size ranges of my photography.
+ PAPER
I print my images on Innova Resin Coated Photo Metallic Gloss paper which works extremely well on the Epson SureColor SC-P800 Printer. This 260gsm photo paper has a natural white base tone that contains metallic pigments in its microporous coating. Not only does it provide a high gloss finish, the pigments offer an extra dimension of subtle colour shifts under changing light conditions, and is suitable for colour and greyscale prints.
+ MOUNTBOARDS
I use white mountboards with my photographs. Bainbridge Alphamat Artcare Mounts provide art work with high quality protection from air and acid pollutants, as well as being 100% fade resistant and bleed proof.
+ FRAMING
I offer a range of glass-fronted frames in wood (Birch), and aluminium (Frosted Silver or Jet Black Polished). I have chosen these frames for their strength and quality, and because they perfectly complement the mountboards and balance my images.
+ OTHER MATERIALS
Besides these key components it is also worth noting that I use archival back boards to provide your print with further added protection, and when purchasing framed photography the mounts are secured using acid-free tape.
+ DELIVERY
Framed prints are made to order and will try and dispatch within 7 working days however this can be shorter or longer depending on workload. Ink need the time to properly set to the paper before being handled and this can take a few days.
All framed prints ship in a bespoke and secure packaging system via insured courier. I try to recycle cardboard ink within my packaging materials where I can to add to security to the shipment.