Concrete Umbrella

Concrete Umbrella, Martin Place, Australia – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Gallery

Concrete Umbrella, Martin Place, Australia – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography 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 5DMk2, 28mm, F10, 1/320th sec, ISO 400, no filter, processed in Lightroom.

Strolling through Martin Place, Sydney’s largest outdoor plaza, I watched all the corporate types doing their thing on lunch. Suits everywhere, I spotted a man on his phone, standing under the enormously odd shaped Commercial Travellers Association building. I love the connection here. The man seemingly unaware that neither rain nor sun would be blocked by the building towering over him like an umbrella, he seems content with his choice of protection.

Concrete Umbrella, Martin Place, Australia – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Gallery

This is the perfect example of street meets life. Urban architecture and how we interact with the oddities of a building. Place your subject in a contrasted position. In this case the man is in dark clothing and against a white background. you can’t miss him. Although luck on this occasion, by choosing a wide angle in these situations, you can demonstrate scale easily. This wide angle will emphasise the buildings height and miniaturise the subject.