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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:

Along the main road in Seaford, Virginia, next to the post office, is this cute little shed, with a cute little tree beside it. These two are an interesting pair, bringing smiles to the faces of passers by. Why so? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the shed was once a social hub for the small town of Seaford -- the local barber shop. The little crew-cut-styled building is obviously showing its age, and its peeling paint looks much like the salt-and-pepper gray hair of an aging barber. The little tree is like its new-found friend -- a younger guy with a bushy mop. Despite their dissimilarities, they have come to resemble each other in some respects. As we all know, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

This picture is a very unusual one, and the techniques I used to produce it are rather unconventional. (No, there's no infrared involved.) The peeling paint has been accentuated and takes on a vivid three-dimensional appearance, with distinctive "peppering" intended to resemble graying hair. Unfortunately these aspects of the photo are difficult to appreciate from the jpeg-compressed images shown here. Two details, below, show some of this effect. This photo is the end product of two photo shoots and an enormous amount of hand work. I am very proud of the result, and I think you will enjoy seeing the finished product on your wall. (Click here to learn more and to see "before" and "after" shots.) I captured the image with a Canon 10D and a 28-135mm USM IS lens at 33mm, 1/45, f11, RAW format. This photograph is printed on Epson's Enhanced Matte 250 (formerly "Archival Matte") paper. 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: one of my sharper, higher-resolution images:

      Camera shake: nothing visible
      Digital noise: present (an important aspect of the image)
      Compression artifact: none
      Chromatic aberration: low
      Distortion: none visible
      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")."