Grand Canyon South

Grand Canyon, South Rim – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery

Grand Canyon, South Rim – 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.

On tripod, Canon 5DMk2, 28mm, F9, 30 seconds, ISO 400, no filter, processed in Lightroom.

I love the Grand Canyon, there are so many places where a great shot is possible. For this shot, I was told by a local Navajo that the colours of the canyon take on a painted glow in the evening. I decided I had to see this spectacle for myself. With nearly no cloud at all, I watched as the sun set across the last hour of the day. Nothing. I thought, oh well, not today. Then once complete sundown was done, the colours began. It was incredible. I just kept firing, not even looking through the viewfinder. I walked awe in awe of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon, South Rim – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery

Patience is a virtue they say, and on this occasion it was. I always stay after sunset, until I can hardly see my gear in the dark. I always teach my students to wait until darkness, because quite often a sunset isn’t done until it’s dark. The afterglow of sunset can light your scene in ways that you may not be able to actually see. But a long exposure will bring out some incredible detail. Don’t use any filters either, they’ll just serve to cause extra flare if you are shooting into a sunset.