Gergo Rugli - Love at First Smile
Sea Life Art – Love at First Smile

Love at First Smile

$90.00 – $650.00 (AUD)

Love at First Smile – This fine art sea life photograph was captured at one of the hidden beaches of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

A pair of bottlenose dolphins approached slowly, taking a gentle, curious look at me from close range. For a brief moment that felt like eternity, one of them locked eyes with me – as if she could see through my eyes, straight into my soul.

Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, sensitivity, and playful nature – and this encounter was a perfect reminder of how deeply they seem to connect.

 

🏆 Photographer of the year 2020 / Animal & Nature / – Top 30

Read more about these remarkable animals in the Story section: Dolphin Facts, Part 3.

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Love at First Smile – This fine art sea life photograph was captured at one of the hidden beaches of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

A pair of bottlenose dolphins approached slowly, taking a gentle, curious look at me from close range. For a brief moment that felt like eternity, one of them locked eyes with me – as if she could see through my eyes, straight into my soul.

Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, sensitivity, and playful nature – and this encounter was a perfect reminder of how deeply they seem to connect.

 

🏆 Photographer of the year 2020 / Animal & Nature / – Top 30

Read more about these remarkable animals in the Story section: Dolphin Facts, Part 3.

Description

Love at First Smile – This fine art sea life photograph was captured at one of the hidden beaches of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

A pair of bottlenose dolphins approached slowly, taking a gentle, curious look at me from close range. For a brief moment that felt like eternity, one of them locked eyes with me – as if she could see through my eyes, straight into my soul.

Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, sensitivity, and playful nature – and this encounter was a perfect reminder of how deeply they seem to connect.

 

🏆 Photographer of the year 2020 / Animal & Nature / – Top 30

Read more about these remarkable animals in the Story section: Dolphin Facts, Part 3.

Additional information

Paper

Smooth Pearl, Cotton Rag, Fibre Gloss, Metallic Gloss
Print Size

30x45cm (12"x18"), 40x60cm (16"x24"), 50x75cm (20"x30"), 60x90cm (24"x36"), 70x105cm (28”x42”), 80x120cm (32"x48")

Due to the framed prints being extremely fragile, we encourage you to order paper prints and have them locally framed.

We provide framing services, however we do not ship framed prints.

Framed artworks have to be collected locally in Bronte 2024 NSW.

If you wish to present your print in one of our custom-made frames, please contact us for a special quote.

This book is for people who like interesting and up to date information on dolphins and some beautiful illustrative images of them to go with it.
The authors, David and Lesley, put their hearts and souls into this amazing book. They have worked for more than a decade with wild dolphins in the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park.

In this gallery every 100cm or larger print comes with a free copy of the “A Book about Dolphins”.

Smooth Pearl

Weight: 310gsm

Durability, consistency and a professional pearl finish are what make Smooth Pearl a consistent first choice. This paper features the latest High Dynamic Range (HDR) optically clear coating paired with the latest resin-coated inkjet receiving design, making Smooth Pearl the reference media for stunning images with high clarity, excellent colour and precision sharpness. 

Metallic Gloss

Weight: 260gsm

Metallic Gloss photo paper has a subtle sheen for a dynamic three-dimensional look. Its iridium finish allows Metallic Gloss paper to print vibrant jaw-dropping images that make photos truly come to life and jump off the page. This durable thick paper is coated in resin, making it suitable for printing images, art and graphics for display, exhibition or even for home and the office. 

Fibre Gloss – HahnemĂĽhle FineArt Baryta

325 gsm · 100% α-cellulose · high-gloss finish

HahnemĂĽhle FineArt Baryta is a bright white, cellulose-based FineArt inkjet paper with an inkjet coating specially tailored for FineArt use. The clearly visible, exquisite felt structure lends the paper its lovely soft feel and tactile surface texture to produce prints with stunning three-dimensional quality and depth. The high-gloss premium inkjet coating guarantees outstanding print results with perfect reproduction of colour and detail, deep blacks and striking contrasts. The barium sulphate within the coating gives FineArt Baryta the feel of a traditional analogue baryta paper and makes it a popular alternative for inkjet printing. The acid- and lignin-free FineArt inkjet paper meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance. FineArt Baryta is a versatile classic for FineArt applications and sets standards in the printing of both black and white and colour photographs.

-325 gsm, 100% α-cellulose
-Bright white
-Clearly visible, exquisite felt structure
-High-gloss premium inkjet coating for outstanding print results
-Acid- and lignin-free
-ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance

Cotton Rag – HahnemĂĽhle Hemp

290 gsm, 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton, white

Hahnemühle Hemp uses one of the oldest and most diverse natural fibres in the world and is made of 60% hemp fibre. The FineArt inkjet paper’s base impresses with its bright white natural tone, and thanks to the bright white colour of the hemp fibres, no optical brighteners are required. The lightly textured surface gives the paper a pleasant, silky feel. Combined with the matt premium inkjet coating, this is a truly versatile FineArt inkjet paper. Colours and details are brilliantly reproduced, the depth of the black truly stands out and contrasts are reproduced with stunning effect. The acid- and lignin-free FineArt inkjet paper meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance. Hemp was an essential part of paper production for centuries, and due to its extremely robust fibres, it has often been used for long-lasting historical documents, such as the Gutenberg Bible and the US Declaration of Independence.

Natural Line

The Natural Line has a special place in the Hahnemühle Digital FineArt Collection. It focuses on FineArt inkjet papers made from unique raw materials: bamboo, hemp and agave. The plants that provide the cellulose require minimal maintenance, grow quickly and don’t need any pesticides. Their rapid growth means that more cellulose can be produced on the same cropland than with other raw materials, and they also require much less water, helping to save valuable resources and protect the environment.

The new FineArt inkjet papers from the Natural Line are the next step in our continuous pursuit of sustainability and careful use of our resources.

The Natural Line complements the Digital FineArt Collection with special fine art inkjet papers made from unique raw materials and supports under the Green Rooster initiative environmental projects on regional and international level.

TIPA World Award 2020 “Best Inkjet Photo Paper”: HahnemĂĽhle Natural Line

https://www.tipa.com/en-en/awards/hahnemuhle-natural-line

Rugli Photo provides a Certificate of Authenticity with every fine art print.

This document certifies that each artwork was personally created and carefully inspected by the artist.

Every image is captured using an industry-leading 46 MP camera with prime lenses and edited on an Adobe RGB colour-calibrated monitor for exceptional accuracy and detail.

Each artwork is printed on the finest photo paper using an industry-leading Epson 9900 printer with the highest-quality archival inks.

The 100 cm or larger artworks receive a numbered certificate displaying the printed image.

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