
on your wall
Pan's Rock, Co. Antrim
Prints are made to order, so I can't take one back just because you've changed your mind, but if it arrives damaged or isn't what you ordered, I'll replace it at no cost. You can swap it within 30 days, though you'd cover the return postage.
The walkway moved. That was the problem. Pan's Rock sits at the end of a footbridge off Ballycastle Beach, and every shift of weight sends a vibration through the whole structure. During a two-minute exposure, that's fatal.
I made this photograph on my second trip to the Antrim coast in 2009. The morning was grey and flat, the kind of overcast light that makes you question why you bothered getting up. Nothing about the scene was particularly exciting. But I thought a long exposure might rescue it. Still the water completely, let the clouds streak, and see what emerged.
So I set the tripod with one leg on the boardwalk and the other two balanced on the metal railings, extending it well above my head. I could barely see the composition on the screen. Then I had to stand completely motionless for the full exposure. Two minutes of not moving, not breathing heavily, not shifting my weight. The bridge had to be perfectly still.
I needed that height to separate the foreground rock from Rathlin Island on the horizon. At eye level the two merged and the composition fell apart. Those extra feet of elevation gave the image its depth. The water went glassy, the clouds pulled into soft streaks, and the walkway became this strong geometric line cutting through all that stillness. It looks calm and composed, but the making of it was anything but!
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We produce all our prints to order, so you can be sure you're getting the best quality work to hang on your wall. As a result, in busy times it can take a while to process the orders. In the worst case, which is generally during the peak months of July-September, it can take 4-6 weeks to receive large framed prints. Large canvases generally take 2-3 weeks. Unframed prints are generally also 2-3 weeks at worst.
We aim to get prints out as quickly as possible, so we would expect and hope that you would receive them earlier than the above timeframes. If you have a particular need to get a print quickly, please let us know in the order notes and we'll prioritize it for you, or you can email us at info@petercox.ie.
Prints are well-packaged and in the unlikely event that it arrives damaged, we'll send a replacement free of charge.
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