Authenticity
Every print is hand-numbered and signed by Domenic Gareri. Includes a certificate of authenticity.
Birds I
By Domenic Gareri
USD$450
The organized chaos of a large flock of black skimmers with bright orange-and-black beaks taking off in unison over coastal shoreline waters in Florida.
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm with hand-signed & numbered certificate by Domenic Gareri (Edition of 98).
Classification & Taxonomy
1. Work Type: Landscape
2. Chromatic: Color
3. Series: Coastal Calm
4. Artwork Title: Birds I
5. Artist: Domenic Gareri
Shipping & Handling
Free shipping. Ships in a reinforced tube. Worldwide shipping available. Each print will be handcrafted at the time of order. Estimated delivery times will vary.
Materiality & Craft
Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm (Limited Edition)
Printed on 308gsm Photo Rag, a 100% cotton paper with a smooth surface texture that guarantees archival museum standards for over 100 years.
Archival Luster (Open Edition)
Printed on premium Archival Luster photo paper featuring an elegant, fine-grained E-surface semi-gloss finish. Balances rich color saturation and deep black density with subtle glare reduction.
Giclée Printing
Utilizing Epson's Ultrachrome pigment-based inks to achieve deep blacks, exceptional tonal range, and museum-quality color accuracy.
Hand-Signed & Numbered
Limited Edition prints are personally inspected, hand-signed, and numbered by Domenic Gareri, ensuring authenticity within the limited series of 98.
The Story Behind the Lens
There is an undeniable magic to working with super-telephoto focal lengths. Beyond the art of mastering its use to bring distant subjects closer, long glass alters our visual perception—compressing space, isolating intricate layers, and transforming what might look like chaotic movement to the naked eye into a dense, graphic tapestry of form and flight.
Captured with a Canon 5D Mark II paired with the legendary Canon EF 500mm f/4 and a 1.4x extender (yielding a massive 700mm reach), this image freezes a flock of Florida black skimmers erupting from the shoreline in absolute unison. Dialed in at 1/800s and wide open at f/5.6, the setup locked onto the flurry of wings and brilliant orange beaks with pinpoint sharpness. Despite the immense physical weight of hauling a prime lens of this caliber, the optical rendering, subject separation, and unique perspective make it an enduring personal favorite — a specialized tool capable of turning fleeting split seconds of nature into enduring fine art.
- Domenic
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