Jerad Raines Photography
A road running through the aspens near Crested Butte, Colorado, the trunks arching in over the track

Crested Butte, Colorado

Flying Buttresses

I was driving through the high country outside Crested Butte in the fall, where tall aspens rose on either side of the road in long, orderly rows. Their trunks were pale and impossibly straight, and as they appeared one after another along the road, they reminded me of the flying buttresses of a Gothic cathedral—each one supporting the towering canopy above. Most of the road was buried in shadow, but around the distant S-curve, sunlight had found the trees and turned them brilliant gold.

I stopped because of that light. The road seemed to disappear into the darkness only to reemerge in a glowing opening farther ahead, drawing the eye deeper into the scene. I wanted the photograph to feel almost architectural: the road as the nave, the aspens as towering columns and buttresses, and the patch of golden light ahead as something just beyond the threshold.

Nikon D7200 · Sigma 18-35mm · 20mm · f/10 · 1/60 sec · ISO 100

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Each image is released as a limited edition of 50 — that's 50 pieces total, across every size and every finish combined, not 50 of each. When an edition closes, that image is retired and never offered as a print again. A few signature images are released in smaller editions.

Outside that count, I keep one Artist's Proof of each image for myself. It's occasionally available by private request, at a premium.

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Lumachrome Face-mounted to TruLife acrylic

A layered transparency print, face-mounted to anti-reflective acrylic. The image is printed on clear film over a white reflective base, so light passes through the emulsion twice — inbound and outbound — before it reaches the eye.

Best for: Deep color, dramatic light, anything you want to stop people in a hallway.

Chromaluxe Dye-sublimation on aluminum

Under heat and pressure, the dye passes directly from solid to gas and diffuses into a polymer coating bonded to the panel. The image ends up within that coating rather than sitting on top of it.

Best for: Bright scenes, water, snow, big skies. Also the most durable option.

Supralume High-gloss canvas on aluminum composite

Canvas with the gloss integral to the print rather than varnished on afterward, surface-bonded to an aluminum composite panel. It keeps canvas texture without the detail loss and reduced black density that matte canvas normally costs.

Best for: Texture and detail — rock, bark, forest, anything intricate.

Fine Art Paper Canson Infinity Rag Photographique, 310 gsm cotton

A 310 gsm, 100% cotton rag with a smooth matte surface and no optical brighteners. The most traditional of the four, and the only one I sign by hand before it ships.

Best for: Quieter work, black and white, and anyone with a framer they trust.

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