RESTING ELEPHANT SEAL
During my voyage of Antarctica, I visited the South Shetland Islands, which is home to an abundance of seal populations. Despite their ungainly bulk on land, they were inquisitive, curious creatures, often shuffling their way closer to visitors to inspect us. I spotted this elephant seal hauled out resting on the bay. Keeping a safe distance, I lay down on the sand to reach its eye level. I used a telephoto lens to zoom in closer and capture the finer details of this magnificent animal. What appears from a distance to be tough, leathery skin is revealed to be velvety fur that shifts and shimmers as the light falls upon it. Studying the image in post-production, I was able to enhance the fine details of the elephant seal’s features, from the folds of its skin to its whiskery snout and wetness of its nose. Its large black eyes in particular stand out, glistening with the blue reflection of the distant icebergs across the shore.
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Certificate of Authenticity
Resting Elephant Seal 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.