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Giant saguaro cactus in dramatic golden light, Sonoran Desert mountain backdrop and dark storm clouds, Arizona landscape fine art photography by Tamara Gooch
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The Saguaro — Arizona Fine Art Print

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A saguaro cactus this large has been standing in this desert for well over a century — through summer monsoons and winter freezes, through drought years and flood years, through everything the Sonoran Desert has delivered with its characteristic combination of extreme beauty and extreme demand — and it shows none of it as weakness. The Saguaro captures this extraordinary living monument at its most dramatically lit and most visually commanding: the massive multi-armed cactus glowing with warm golden storm light against a backdrop of mountain slopes and deep blue-grey storm clouds that gives the image a color drama of exceptional power and beauty. The golden light catches every rib and spine of the saguaro's deeply corrugated surface, the warm yellow-green of the cactus flesh luminous against the cool blue of the building storm, the mountain slopes behind catching the same warm light in amber and rust tones that anchor the composition in the specific palette of the Sonoran Desert at its most spectacular. The saguaro fills the frame with a physical presence that goes beyond its considerable size — this is an organism that has outlived most of what surrounds it and will outlive most of what comes after it, and that deep, quiet endurance is as visible in the image as the extraordinary storm light that illuminates it. The desert scrub in the foreground catches the warm light with its own autumnal amber tones, and the whole image breathes with the particular charged energy of a Sonoran Desert afternoon when a storm system is moving through and the light is doing things that it will not do again for weeks. This is the American Southwest at its most iconic and most dramatically beautiful — the saguaro, the storm, the mountain, the light — four elements that have been defining the landscape of southern Arizona since long before anyone thought to photograph it. Available as a limited edition of 50 worldwide on ChromaLuxe Metal, Lumachrome HD TruLife Acrylic, or DuraPlaq® FloatPlaqs. Photo © copyright by Tamara Gooch.

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ULTRA LUMACHROME® HD TRULIFE® ACRYLIC PRINT

ULTRA LUMACHROME® HD TRULIFE® ACRYLIC PRINT

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The Lumachrome® HD Acrylic Print using TruLife® acrylic is the finest image display medium available today. The archival process features vivid, brilliant colors that last well over 120 years with incredible 3D depth. When lit with quality lighting, the reactive properties of this material make it literally come alive. Coupled with the revolutionary TruLife® abrasion resistant acrylic which VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES reflections and glare and blocks up to 99% of UV rays, offering the highest resolution viewing experience possible. Your print will have a 1/8 inch thick acrylic surface with an aluminum backing and an HD 1.375" ROMA back mounted recessed floating frame allowing your artwork to appear to “float” on the wall for an awe-inspiring, contemporary presentation. Your print arrives ready to hang.

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CHROMALUX MUSEUM QUALITY METAL PRINTS

CHROMALUX MUSEUM QUALITY METAL PRINTS

CONTEMPOARY FINE ART METAL PRINTS

These prints represent a new art medium for preserving photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. The finished images will take on a magical luminescence. Colors are vibrant and the luminescence is breathtaking. Detail and resolution are unsurpassed make any space come to life.

The Aluminum prints are gallery mounted on 2mm black Styrene and finished with a black edge and a black metal inset frame that floats the print ¾” off the wall when hung.

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Gallery Quality FloatPlaq

Gallery Quality Float Plaq

FloatPlaqs give your art dimension to appear as if it is floating off the wall. FloatPlaqs are quickly becoming a favorite for fine art galleries world-wide. Each photograph is mounted on an acid-free 3/8" thick eco-friendly wood surface finished with a beveled edge, and given a 3/4" deep backing to create a floating effect.

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The Saguaro — Arizona Fine Art Print print

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With all fine art paper prints either FujiFlex Chrystal Archive, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 or Hahnemuhle Bamboo papers will be used. Each paper is chosen to best enhance and showcase each individual limited edition print for impressive print quality ensuring your artwork has outstanding expression and soul.


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