Tropical North Queensland Wall Art
Under a closed canopy the light has already been through something before it reaches the ground. Every image in this collection was made in that condition, which is why the greens are so much deeper than they read in an open landscape. Seventeen prints from the wet tropics.
Photographing in permanent shade
Rainforest is technically difficult in a way open country is not. There is no horizon to organise the frame, the contrast range between canopy gap and forest floor is extreme, and the light changes character rather than intensity as the day moves. What comes out of it is a set of images that behave differently on a wall to anything else in the catalogue.
The waterfalls
Millaa Millaa Falls, QLD is the most photographed waterfall in Queensland and appears here twice, with Majestic Beauty, Millaa Millaa Falls, QLD taking the wider treatment. Josephine Falls, QLD, Millstream Falls, QLD and Emerald Creek Falls, QLD cover the Atherton Tableland systems, and Emerald Creek Falls, QLD is the vertical option.
Mossman and the Daintree
Mossman Gorge, Mossman, QLD and Swimming Hole, Mossman, QLD work the granite boulders and clear water of the gorge. Rainforest, Daintree, QLD and Mossman Mystique, QLD go into the forest itself, and Shady Ferns Douglas Creek, QLD takes the understorey at close range. Rainforest Refuge, Mossman, QLD is the widest image in the group.
Where the forest meets the beach
Noah's Beach, Cape Tribulation, QLD and Noah's Beach, Daintree, QLD photograph the one place in Australia where rainforest runs directly onto reef sand. North of Palm Cove, QLD and Palm Cove, QLD, Australia are the calmer coastal images in the set.
The low light advantage
These are the pieces to choose for a room that never gets direct sun. Because they were made under canopy, they are not depending on a bright wall to look correct, and a dim hallway or a stairwell will not flatten them the way it flattens a beach image.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which prints work in a room with no natural light?
These ones, more than any other group in the catalogue. Mossman Mystique, QLD, Rainforest, Daintree, QLD and Shady Ferns Douglas Creek, QLD were all photographed under closed canopy in low light, so a dim room does not work against them.
Is there more than one Millaa Millaa Falls print?
Yes. The falls appear in more than one treatment, including a wider composition titled Majestic Beauty, Millaa Millaa Falls, QLD. Each listing has its own page, its own size ladder and its own price, so open them together and choose on the crop rather than the name.
What is the difference between Mossman Gorge and the Daintree images?
Mossman Gorge is granite boulders and fast clear water, so those images carry movement and reflection. The Daintree images are forest interiors, where the subject is the canopy and the understorey rather than water.
Do the green tones suit a coastal interior?
They can, though they behave differently to blue coastal work. The rainforest greens are deep and low contrast, so they read as calm rather than bright, and they pair better with timber and natural fibre than with white and blue schemes.