The story behind the photograph
Rocky Mountain National Park is a gem among our National Parks in America, and this is one of the spots we spend a lot of time, mostly in the water with a rod. It is truly one of the most peaceful and beautiful valleys one can imagine.”
The Lord Is My Shepherd · Psalm 23:1-2 · On the photograph
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
In Tom Bartel's words
“Rocky Mountain National Park is a gem among our National Parks in America, and this is one of the spots we spend a lot of time, mostly in the water with a rod.”
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From the photograph Where the Water Bends by Tom Bartel, Colorado · View the original →
Format
Crisp detail on archival fine-art paper, set behind glazing in a gallery frame.
Size
Holds a wall on its own, over a console or desk
33.5″ × 25.5″ on the wall, with the frame
Excellent detail. The file holds the resolution labs aim for at this size, enough to hold up close.
Frame: Natural
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A slow meadow stream winds through a high montane valley, a single granite boulder breaking the surface in the foreground while grasses and sedges hold the cut banks on either side. Conifer-covered ridges close the middle distance and a snow-streaked peak sits back in the gap, with a low sun burning through thin cloud just above the skyline. The light comes almost straight down the channel, flaring off the water and leaving the rock and the near banks in warm shadow.
Why these words
The river slows into a wide, glassy pool below the boulder, with the valley grass green and heavy on both banks: the image is pasture and quiet water rather than torrent.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, and these words set over the finished picture. How these are made.
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