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Indian sambar at Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan. We had been parked for over an hour watching a patch of scrub where a tiger was said to be lying up, and nothing came out of it. I turned round and found this stag standing a short way behind the vehicle, entirely still, watching us watch the bushes.
Sambar are the largest deer in Asia — a mature stag stands about 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder and can weigh 700 pounds (320 kg) — and in Ranthambhore they are the tiger's principal prey. Their alarm call is what everyone in the park is really listening for; a sambar barking into the trees locates a tiger faster than any amount of watching does. The antlers carry three points to a side and are shed and regrown annually, among the fastest-growing tissue of any mammal — the ridging and wear visible on them is a single season's work.
A note on presentation: black-and-white landscape has traditionally lived on a matte surface, where tone and texture do the work. On a glossy surface the same image becomes something else — dimensional, luminous, contemporary. Acrylic offers both; they are different objects rather than better and worse.
Standard Acrylic — With no colour to separate subject from background, everything rests on tone, and acrylic holds it: pale antler stays distinct against dark scrub, the coat graduating cleanly from shoulder to muzzle. Glossy (OP3) is the high-gloss option, maximum depth and vibrancy with premium UV filtering; matte (P99) is anti-glare, holding balanced sharpness and the same UV protection with reflections removed.
Also available in: TruLife Acrylic version · ChromaLuxe Metal version · Gallery Metal version · Fine Art Paper version
Made to order · Allow 3–5 weeks for production and delivery · Shipping charged at cost, never marked up · Shipping & Returns
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Indian sambar at Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan. We had been parked for over an hour watching a patch of scrub where a tiger was said to be lying up, and nothing came out of it. I turned round and found this stag standing a short way behind the vehicle, entirely still, watching us watch the bushes.
Sambar are the largest deer in Asia — a mature stag stands about 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder and can weigh 700 pounds (320 kg) — and in Ranthambhore they are the tiger's principal prey. Their alarm call is what everyone in the park is really listening for; a sambar barking into the trees locates a tiger faster than any amount of watching does. The antlers carry three points to a side and are shed and regrown annually, among the fastest-growing tissue of any mammal — the ridging and wear visible on them is a single season's work.
A note on presentation: black-and-white landscape has traditionally lived on a matte surface, where tone and texture do the work. On a glossy surface the same image becomes something else — dimensional, luminous, contemporary. Acrylic offers both; they are different objects rather than better and worse.
Standard Acrylic — With no colour to separate subject from background, everything rests on tone, and acrylic holds it: pale antler stays distinct against dark scrub, the coat graduating cleanly from shoulder to muzzle. Glossy (OP3) is the high-gloss option, maximum depth and vibrancy with premium UV filtering; matte (P99) is anti-glare, holding balanced sharpness and the same UV protection with reflections removed.
Also available in: TruLife Acrylic version · ChromaLuxe Metal version · Gallery Metal version · Fine Art Paper version
Made to order · Allow 3–5 weeks for production and delivery · Shipping charged at cost, never marked up · Shipping & Returns
The watermark shown here protects the online image only. Your print arrives clean.