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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:

No matter how you feel about the war, you have to feel sorry for those young men and women in the Middle East who would rather be home with their families for Christmas. Of course Virginia is heavily military, so the families left behind are frequently from around here. I can only imagine this is the peaceful sort of Christmas scene many of our local soldiers dream about.

Ten percent of all proceeds will be donated to the USO. Please help support the USO also by referring people to this web site via our Referral Partner Program. Depending on how you link to this site from your web site (or from an email), the USO will receive 10% of any sale (even if it's of a different photograph). Please note that an extra 10% will be donated (20% total) if they are referred here by you and buy this photograph.

Captured with a Canon 10D, 28-135mm IS USM lens at 80mm, f/8.0, 1/30s.

Artist's technical assessment of the image quality:

    Sharpness: Excellent. The starts almost have points.
    Camera shake: Negligible, due to image stabilization
    Digital noise: low
    Compression artifact: n/a
    Chromatic aberration: none apparent
    Distortion: none apparent
    Maximum acceptable enlargement: This picture can be comfortably enlarged to 20x30 and larger, with excellent sharpness 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")."