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Notes: For ease of do-it-yourself framing, all 8x10 and 11x14 unframed prints are nominally sized (with standard 1/4" margin insets to fit standard framing supplies). All other prints are sold with actual (true) sizing. Frames are 3/4" (19mm) width and are made of wood, except for the chrome-finish frame, which is aluminum. Mats are black core (with a black bevel), providing a 1/16" (1.5mm) width of black line around the photograph. A 1/4" (6mm) margin lies between the mat and the image. The title and India ink signature are placed within this 1/4" margin at the bottom. Backing is foam-core. All materials, including inks, papers, matting, backing, and adhesives, are acid-free. Prints are lacquer top-coated for preservation. Glazing is UV-blocking acrylic.

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Artist's description:

I was driving along a country road in southern Pennsylvania, when I saw dozens of very contented cattle enjoying the shade of these small pine trees. Dare I say they even looked rather cute and huggable? I asked the farmer whether he minded my photographing his happy cows, and he beamed with pride. "Go right ahead," he said. I was struck with how idealic this setting was for these animals and how their behavior wasn't too much different from our own. There was the shy little calf, hiding behind his mother's legs, the awkward adolescent bull, just molting and cutting his horns, and the matronly cow to the left, with her own unique hair style. Just like any human family, they were all staring at me, wondering why on earth I was intruding on their little gathering. I captured this image with a Canon 10D and a 28-135mm USM IS lens at 28mm, 1/20, f8, RAW format. This photograph is printed on Epson's Enhanced Matte 250 (formerly "Archival Matte") paper, which gives the image the warm, soft appearance it deserves. All prints are top-coated with spray lacquer for image preservation. Other papers are available on request.

Artist's technical assessment of the image quality:

    Sharpness: Superb
    Camera shake: nothing visible
    Digital noise: very little
    Compression artifact: none
    Chromatic aberration: none visible, although some of the higher contrast edges do show some green coloration at close magnification from diffraction of the strong, green back-lighting.
    Distortion: none visible
    Misc.: The color balance was difficult with this photo, as I had green light reflecting off of the fur from below and yellow sunlight hitting the fur from above. Subtle hue adjustments were done to the extent possible.
    Maximum acceptable enlargement: This photograph can comfortably be enlarged to 20x30 and larger, with excellent resolution and detail.

Image detail:

    *These are swatches from the image when magnified to the indicated size, as viewed on the average 17" monitor at 1024x768 pixels. They show you the actual sharpness of the print that will hang on your wall. If you have a smaller monitor or have your monitor configured with more pixels, you should "imagine" these swatches a bit larger. Please note that compression artifact (including checkering and banding around higher contrast edges) may be evident as you view these images online. This is a compromise in jpeg images that makes them quicker to load on a web page. The printed image will not have these defects, unless noted under "Artist's technical assment of the image quality. (See "Compression artifact")."