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Gothic Mountain, First Light

Gothic Mountain catching first light above the East River valley near Crested Butte, from the drone, June 2024.

Metal prints from $165 · acrylic from $345 · paper from $85 · free US shipping — See sizes and prices

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Gothic Mountain catching first light above the East River valley, from the drone at sunrise on June 16, 2024. The frame was made off Gothic Road, partway through a 4x4 trip from Crested Butte toward Marble. The Forest Service describes the research natural area beside the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic as running from 9,900 to 12,809 feet.

Open edition · Photographed June 2024

FC8482 · 24.0 mm f/1.7 · 7mm · f/1.7 · 1/2000s · ISO 190

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To scale above an 84-inch sofa.

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Illustrative room. At 60 inches wide, this print spans 71% of the sofa. Above a sofa, about two-thirds of its width usually looks right.

60 × 40: metal $2,400 · acrylic $3,850 · framed $7,850 Choose 60 × 40 below

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Which medium, which size

Made to order by NMFA. Only sizes that hold detail at proper viewing distance are offered on this frame. Free shipping within the US; for Canada, write to us for a quote at cost. Sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. A print that arrives damaged or defective is replaced at no cost.

ChromaLuxe metal · ready to hang

The image is bonded into a coated aluminum panel with heat and pressure, so the dyes become part of the metal. The most luminous finish we offer, with deep color and no glass. Hanging hardware is included. White glossy by default; semi-gloss or matte on request.

Allow about 14 business days for production and delivery.

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TruLife acrylic · ready to hang

The print is face-mounted beneath optical-grade, anti-glare TruLife acrylic. Details seem to sit inside the glass; light falling across the face makes the piece look lit from within. Our statement piece, and the one to choose for the wall that gets the light. Hanging hardware is included.

Allow about 18 business days for production and delivery.

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Framed acrylic, linen liner · ready to hang

The TruLife acrylic piece finished in a handcrafted hardwood frame with a linen liner: a 4-inch Tabacchino scoop in dark ash or cigar leaf with a 2-inch linen liner, which adds about 12 inches to each dimension of the print. At 24 × 16 and 20 × 20 the frame is the slimmer 2.75-inch Tabacchino scoop without a liner (the liner starts at 30 × 20). The other profiles are on the Framing page.

Allow about 28 business days for production and delivery.

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Fine art paper print

Museum-grade archival pigment inks on Canson Platine Fibre Rag, a heavy cotton paper with a soft sheen and deep blacks. The quiet option, for a frame you already own, or a framer you trust. Ships flat at 12 × 8 and rolled in a tube above that; a rolled print relaxes flat in a day or two.

Allow about 10 business days for production and delivery.

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Secure checkout with Stripe; we check every order — crop, file, and size — before it goes to the lab.

  • Arrives damaged? We replace it. No forms.
  • Not sure it fits the wall? Send us a photo of the room and we'll mock it up at true size, free.
  • Want a size or medium that isn't listed, or a license for this image? Ask us.

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