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Wild Cretan iris Wood Print
by Paul Cowan
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Wild Cretan iris wood print by Paul Cowan. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
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Moraea mediterranea (syn. Gynandriris monophylla), a dwarf iris that grows wild on Crete, pictured in its natural habitat in the foothills of the... more
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Artist's Description
Moraea mediterranea (syn. Gynandriris monophylla), a dwarf iris that grows wild on Crete, pictured in its natural habitat in the foothills of the Lefkl Ora (White Mountains).
I captured this beautiful little flower a year ago using my old Pentacon Six film camera and slightly out-of-date Fuji Pro 400H film. Normally, I would have been shooting with an expensive digital camera, but less than 48 hours before I was due to fly to Greece my Canon 5D MkII stopped working.
I had been planning to concentrate on flower photos during what was to be my first trip to Crete at the height of Spring and since I quite often shoot film anyway because I find it a more reflective process than digital and I often prefer the tones, it was natural for me to fall back on the older medium.
This was the first time since I took up photography full-time that I have had to rely entirely on film and it was an exciting experiment but I think this photo shows that it was also worthwhile - as well as d...
About Paul Cowan
PLEASE NOTE: Any watermark that is displayed will not appear on purchased prints. Paul is a professional art, travel, nature and food photographer working with both high-end digital and medium and large format film. He went into photography after a 30-year career in journalism in the UK and Middle East.
$57.00
Sergey Taran
Nice gallery!