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The Fog Line

Thames Valley · Winter

Low winter fog pools across frost-hardened floodplain fields beside the Thames near Abingdon, held in place by a sharp temperature inversion. Riparian trees on the wooded margin catch the first warm raking light from the south-east, their amber canopies standing clear above the mist while isolated hedgerow trees trail long shadow-wakes across the blue-white fog surface below. The diagonal edge between lit woodland and submerged plain carries the composition with controlled tension.

Camera
DJI Mavic 3 Pro
Settings
1/40s · f/2.8 · ISO 100 · 19mm
Captured
13 December 2025
Shape
landscape
Appears in
Winter PhotographyThe Chiltern HillsAerial & Drone Photography

About the prints

For me, printing is the end of the photographic journey. You've done all the hard work, edited the files and reviewed them. Seeing the photograph come out of the printer is the reward. The depth of colour from a printed photograph beats seeing it on a screen a hundred times over. Bring the story and this experience home with you with a fine art print from my portfolio.

Bluebells at Sunrise Printed on A4
Bluebells at Sunrise printed on A4 Fotospeed paper, editioned, titled & signed.

Each fine art print from my website is printed by me at home on my Canon Pro-1000 professional printer. To ensure the best prints possible, I use Fotospeed paper. This is archival grade paper, ensuring accurate colour representation. I then sign, edition and package the prints and get them posted to you. With this in mind, please allow up to 10 days for dispatch. If there will be any further delay to this, I will let you know via email - such as if I am on a trip away and it will be longer for dispatch.

If you do have specific requirements please let me know via the contact me form, and I will endeavour to solve any queries or requests. For example, if you need the print quickly for a special occasion, just let me know, and I will try my best to make it happen!

Bluebells at sunrise printed a4 with the edition number in the bottom left corner
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Why there's a border

The print will come with a white border around the photo to allow space for editioning and signing. This will also make it easier when you come to frame & mount your photograph, giving some flexibility. I sign the prints in an archival permanent marker, so it'll never fade.

Signing and editions

Every print is signed by hand in the lower border. Where a photograph is issued as a limited edition, each print is numbered, and once the last number has sold I never print that photograph at that size again. I print, sign and pack every order myself.

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