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Capitol Reef National Park

Upper Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Monoliths in Upper Cathedral Valley

Two sandstone monoliths with pale caps in Upper Cathedral Valley, with forested slopes behind, April 2026.

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

Colors sampled from this photograph

A tight frame at 400mm, shortly after one in the afternoon on April 25, 2026, when we went back to Cathedral Valley a year after the first trip.

Open edition · Photographed April 2026 · Capitol Reef National Park

Visiting? Our field notes on Capitol Reef National Park

Sony a7 III · Tamron 50–400mm f/4.5–6.3 · 400mm · f/6.3 · 1/500s · ISO 250

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To scale above an 84-inch sofa.

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Illustrative room preview, made with AI. At 45 inches wide, this print spans 54% of the sofa. Above a sofa, about two-thirds of its width usually looks right.

45 × 30: metal $1,550 · acrylic $2,595 · framed $5,595 Choose 45 × 30 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.

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 version of a night sky we sell. 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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