Brushed

Brushed, Noosa, Queensland – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery.

This is an unframed, limited edition collection landscape photography print of only 25 units. It is printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl papers, structured to refract the highest values in colour and detail. It’s high-quality ink absorbing layer enables exceptional image quality with enormously detailed sharpness, and a very broad colour range, providing archival permanency of your artwork for over 100 years.

Canon 5D Mk2, 50mm, F8, 15 sec, ISO 100, no filter, processed in Lightroom.

I remember standing on the beach in Noosa, watching the sunset. I didn’t see the cloud set blowing through at a furious pace, only the sunset, thinking nothing of it. Then I had the realisation that the movement of the cloud could portray an awesome abstract image. I picked areas of the sky that had a blend of colour, intersected by strings of sweeping cloud. The result, is Brushed. I love the blend of not only the colour of the sunset, but the interruption the clouds have caused, like a painters brush strokes.

Brushed, Noosa, Queensland – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery.

On the surface such an image as Brushed may not seem all that complex, but it is more about timing than anything else. I often tell my workshop students to choose an 85 or 100mm lens and build a composition from there. The sky is a great area to start with, by finding patterns in your composition. Challenge yourself to look for a picture within a picture.

A longer exposure on a tripod, will add another dimension to your image as well. It doesn’t matter what you aim your lens at, leave the shutter open for even just a second and see what movement you can capture. You’d be surprised how interesting some images can become.