Open edition print
Birch at Sunrise
Just after sunrise at minus 10 degrees, from a snow bank by a roadside guard rail: a lone birch on a Biei hill, three small branches in the snow, and nothing else. Free replacement if it arrives flawed, and a 30-day return if it does not feel right on your wall.
About the photograph
I made this at 06:51 on 8 March 2018, just after sunrise, from the edge of a road in Biei, looking across at the birch and the hill beyond. The sky was overcast, no snow was falling, there was no wind, and it was about -10C, which is normal there. I made it from the snow bank beside the road’s guard rail, looking across at the birch alone on its hill.
What it does for the room
The print is almost all soft white and pale grey, so it reads as calm rather than cold. The dark branches give the eye one place to rest. It sits well with light oak, linen, stone and grey textiles. Over a sofa or a bed, choose 18×24 or 30×40 in the tall 3:4 crop, or 24×24, 30×30 or 40×40 in the square crop. For a narrow wall, a hallway or a shelf, 9×12, 12×16, 12×12 or 20×20 keeps it quiet and in proportion.
Real photograph
One exposure, made on location. No composites, no generated content. Tone and light are refined in editing, as with any fine-art print.
Where it fits
Living rooms, bedrooms, reading corners, studies and entryways in Japandi, Scandinavian and quiet minimalist homes. As a gift, it is a calm winter piece for someone who loves Japan, snow or simple rooms, with a real place and morning behind it to tell them about when it is opened.
- Photographed
- 8 March 2018
- Place
- Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
- Exposure
- 1/25 s f/11 ISO 100
- Made
- A single exposure, as seen.
- Paper
- Archival pigment print on acid-free matte paper
Ref# 2018-0308-01 · andreluu.com/p/2018-0308-01
On the wall, true to scale
Frames and mats shown for illustration only and are not included. Your print ships unframed.
