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The Denali Highway is the only east-west road through the Interior of Alaska, running from Cantwell on the Parks Highway to the...
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Aurora and Moonlight

Denali Highway, Alaska

The Denali Highway is the only east-west road through the Interior of Alaska, running from Cantwell on the Parks Highway to the west to Paxson on the Richardson Highway to the east. It is closed and not maintained in winter, except for about five miles in from the Cantwell side. At the end of the maintained area is a parking spot for people to leave their trucks and trailers behind as they snowmachine across the wintery landscape. It is a great spot to go photograph the aurora because of the orientation of the mountains of the Alaska Range and because the snowmachine trails make for easy travel by foot across the landscape.

Here, the moon is rising over the mountains, casting a shaft of light across frosty willow bushes as the aurora dances overhead. Photo © copyright by Carl Johnson.

Artist Print

Aurora and Moonlight print

Carl uses thick, high quality fine art paper for all of his Artist Prints. These prints are made personally by the artist up to the 16x24 size, then by a professional lab for larger sizes. Printed on sheet paper, or roll paper for panoramic prints, these prints are printed to full size with the excess paper trimmed down to a small border around the image. This provides for a sufficient edge for your framing shop when it comes time to frame your print. Larger prints are shipped rolled to minimize damage and reduce shipping costs.

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Metal Print

Aurora and Moonlight print

Metal prints represent a new art medium for preserving photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. Because the image is infused into the surface and not on it, your images will take on an almost magical luminescence. The ultra-hard scratch-resistant surface is waterproof/weatherproof and can be cleaned easily – just avoid direct sunlight. The prints are mounted on a floating mount for ease of hanging. These prints are shipped directly from a professional lab for lower shipping costs. 

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Lumachrome Museum Plus

Aurora and Moonlight print

The Lumachrome print is a three-part process, with a color transfer applied to a paper material, then covered with a 1/8-inch thick acrylic face. The acrylic is coated with a P99 Non-Glare UFA 95% UV protection surface. It also includes a 3mm Comatex protective backing for edge protection and a 3/4 inch floating frame* for hanging. The print is archival quality with a 120-year life. Prints are shipped directly from the lab for lower shipping. 

*Larger prints are backed with a Heavy Duty Roma rear frame.

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All Artist Prints are shipped via U.S. Postal Service. The method of shipping the Metal and Lumachrome prints is determined by the manufacturing lab. Tracking information is provided, where available, upon shipping.