First Signs of Winter

San Juan Mountains, CO

Oct. 1, 2017.9:15 AM. — Fall weather in the San Juan’s of South Western Colorado can be unpredictable. I had gone out on County Road 7 early in the morning, hoping to catch some sunrise shots of Mt. Sneffels and surrounding mountains. As I was heading into the backcountry, it was apparent that an early fall storm was in the process of moving in. This location was my targeted spot for the morning shot. By the time I arrived, dark clouds had moved in, and the lighting was pretty dark. This image is shoot facing south. Because the clouds were moving in from the South West, the skies to the east and behind me to the north were still clear, allowing brighter light to illuminate the fall colors of the Aspens in the foreground.

Because I had many nearby objects, I needed to set my aperture to maximize DOF. I choose f/22. To keep my shutter speed in an acceptable range, I set the ISO to 800, which allowed me to have a shutter speed of 1/160 which would avoid blurring of the clouds. Using a focal length of 70mm, I shoot a series of 6 rows by 10 columns yielding 60 images. The final image is 8,317 x 17,610 pixels, 27.7″ x 58.7″

The original image is:

    • 143 mega-pixels
    • 8,317 x 17,610 pixels
    • 27.7″ x 58.7″ 300 PPI un- cropped image size
    • Image shown is un-cropped.
    • Available in 1:2 ratio (slightly cropped) from 10″ x 20″ to 27.7″ x 55.4″ as Print, Standard Plaque, AlumiPress or PlexiPlaq.

Duraplaq Mounting Options

Our DuraPlaq mounting options offer a higher quality, wider range of sizes and materials. Especially for the HD Metal AlumiPress products. Consult Price List for 1:3 ratio size options and cost details. Contact us for a quote on your specific size and mounting options needs.

  • Standard Plaque prints are available in four Finish Choices. Finishes are acid-free and ultra violet (UV) light protected, shielding it against fading and deterioration and can be wiped down with water or any ammonia-free cleaners.
  • We highly recommend the Metalized Paper for prints, plaques and PlexiPlaq products. This special paper does an excellent job of bringing out the detail of the photos.
  • All of our plaques are produced by Duraplaq on photo quality High Density boards. Numerous Mounting Styles are available along with many Edge Treatments.
  • Approximate lead time for shipping of Prints is 1 week. Plaque mounts and other options 2 weeks.

The above sizes and mounting options are a small subset of the overall mounting options we have. We offer all of our photos on a variety of mounting options from just prints, framed, plaque mounting, Aluminum Prints, or Plexiplaq. We also offer Tri-Panel, Quad-Panel or Wall Clusters & Splits. Most of our Gigaramas are available as wall murals. We also license our photos for various commercial applications.

Contact us for a quote on any of these options.