Chicago’s spectacular skyline over Lake Michigan during a freezing February blue hour.
This is actually quite a complex artwork. The huge difference between the bright city lights and the dark foreground areas needed a lot more dynamic range than any camera could handle in a single exposure.
With the camera mounted securely on a solid tripod and no movement between exposures, six different exposure times were carefully captured and later merged to produce this image, a process that preserves and reveals detail across shadowed, midtone, and highlight areas of the photograph.
Many hours of work were invested in producing this photograph, from the initial captures on a very cold and icy pier with a layer of pancake ice four feet away on Lake Michigan, through the post capture merging of the separate exposures into the one that you see here, and the final editing with the aim of bringing out the best in this image and hopefully making it worthy of pride of place on your wall.
February Freeze in Chicago
Pack of ten 5” x 7” greetings cards. Premium matte finish. Envelopes included.
Pancake ice along the edge of Lake Michigan while capturing this photograph.
Large Cotton Tote Bag, 20” x 16”. Lined with inside pocket. Beautifully printed.
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February Freeze in Chicago - Fine Art Collector’s Prints
This very special edition is printed to order on a choice of sizes from 24” to 48” along the short edge by a specialist photo printer and finisher in Columbus, Ohio. This is a single limited edition of just ten prints and no further editions will be released in the future.
The prints are on museum-quality archival Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 315gsm paper using quality pigment-based ink to ensure at least an 85-year life without fading. After printing the print can be delivered unfinished for you to have matted, mounted and/or framed by a specialist of your preference, or we can take care of this for you.
These prints are very much customized and limited in nature and cannot be purchased through the regular store. Your purchase will have our full attention from the moment of first contact until it is on display at your location. Please contact Mike using the button below to request a quote.
Please note that the watermarks on the photographs are for web purposes only and do not appear on any printed products.