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“Planet Earth”

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Project “The Most Expensive Photograph in the World” was created to set a new world record for the cost of photographic art. A classic landscape photograph called “Planet Earth,” which was taken by an American photography master Sergey Melnikoff was proposed to set that record.

Panoramic photograph: “Planet Earth”
The only copy ever created.
Author: Sergey Melnikoff (USA)

The cost to participate in the international program “The Most Expensive Photograph in the World” is US$1, which you spend purchasing a set of wonderful spiritual wallpapers for your desktop. These are the works of one of the most prestige and expensive photographers in the world. They contain enchanted powers and energy of Mother Nature. By becoming yours these images will become a sort of talisman. To maintain this effect, do not transfer the wallpapers on anyone else’s computer.

The amount of funds raised will be the actual cost of the photograph “Planet Earth.” When that number reaches 3346457, through a random selection of the provided e-mails the computer will determine the main price winner who will receive the exclusive panoramic photograph “Planet Earth.”

Obtaining the photograph “Planet Earth” you may do with it as Louis the XIV did with the painting of Mona Lisa – by hanging it in your bathroom. Or you can display it at an auction to convert the most expensive photographic art in history for its worth in gold. From the moment you own this masterpiece, time will be on your side because “Planet Earth” will only increase in price.

As good luck would have it!

The History of the Photograph

“Planet Earth” – a recognized masterpiece in photographic art

The panoramic photograph was taken in the mid-90s in the mountains of South China, not too far from a town called Yangzhou in the Guangxi province. In 2008 the author presented this piece in one of the most prestigious contests of mountain photography Maria Luisa Memorial in Spain.

Two of the author’s works immediately began to compete for the prize name “Planet Earth.” “Blue and Pink” was the initial name of the photograph as it was entered in the contest, along with “The Volcanoes of Kamchatka” which was taken by the master in the same year but in a different part of the world. The two masterpieces were so amazing, that there was a misperception among the judges. At first, they declared that the winning photograph was “The Volcanoes of Kamchatka,” but then their minds changed. In the end, “The Volcanoes of Kamchatka” was the nominated finalist and the photograph “Blue and Pink” received the prize name “Planet Earth” after which it became the official name of the art piece.

After the announcing the contest winner, a respectable newspaper called New Spain published a front page with a portrait of the American adventurer with Waterfalls Victoria in South Africa as the background with a headline saying: “The most famous adventurer opens Asturias. Sergey Melnikoff flies across the ocean for one photograph...”

“Planet Earth” is a panoramic photograph of highland mountains in Southern China – a spectacular part of our world. On the foreground, still enclosed in darkness from the night, rocky pillars covered in the bamboo thickets surge to the skies. In the middle-ground – an incredible amount of visual plans are disregarded by the eye which urges into the distant horizon. Across the picture is a lilac haze in which finger-capped mountains, wrapped in snug blue clouds, sink into the jungles over which inflames the scarlet dawn of a new day. In front of us are the piercing colors of Asia, the great and beautiful land of China.

The Technical Description of the Art Piece

The panorama “Planet Earth” is a single exclusive piece completed in a 12-color print, in ultra-high resolution on a delicate artistic canvas. This method is used in museums when reproducing paintings of famous artists.

This single print has a certificate of authenticity.
The size of the art piece is 82x27 inches (207x69 centimeters.)

Only a few photographers in the world use photographic equipment similar to those used in space.
The slide on the reversible film, from which the image was scanned for the laser printing, is 6,7" or 17 centimeters.
The resolution of the panoramic shot exceeds 200 million dots. Every detail on the image is visible with phenomenal clarity.

The making of this masterpiece is worthy of its appraised value. The canvas, on which the photograph has been printed, was mounted on a rigid foundation and placed into a handcrafted frame made of precious varieties of walnut. The color of the frame changes depending on the light, from a pale amber to a dark-brown. Mounted on the frame is a plate of pure gold with an inscription in Chinese and English saying “Planet Earth.”

Everything in the shipping box weighs about pounds 180 (80 kilograms.)
Size – 95x40x8 inches (240x100x20 centimeters.)