Rainier

Mt Rainier, Washington – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery

Mt Rainier, Washington – 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 5DMk2, 65mm, F11, 1/320th sec, ISO 100, no filter, processed in Lightroom.

I decided when I went to Seattle that I had to see Mt Rainier close up. I was not disappointed. I have fought with myself over whether this should be a colour or black and white, and I truly love the cropped black and white so much more. Its a classic American landscape and so should be treated as one. All around me was cold frigid air and piles of snow, when i captured this image, but the late afternoon sun, seemed to dissolve the clouds so a full uninterrupted view of Rainier could stand in all it’s glory.

Mt Rainier, Washington – Steve Rutherford Landscape Photography Art Gallery

Classical landscape images have to be captured with exactly that in mind.They have to stand the test of time, not just be a snapshot of a place. When it comes to mountain photography, I love using black and white, unless there is an epic sunrise or sunset to go with it. It’s the shape of the mountain you want to highlight, using the contrast of black and white technique as the tool.