Ben Ruset Photography

Fearless - Belmar, NJ

"Sunrise Lens Flare" - I wanted to get a shot of the Ocean Grove pier before they started rebuilding it from the damage it took from Hurricane Sandy a decade ago. The beach was super crowded and all kinds of people kept walking in front of the camera. I had given up and put the camera away and started collapsing the tripod when I saw the lifeguard boat row past, so I grabbed my camera out of the bag and caught this handheld. I love the vintage look and flare that I get with this 1970s era Soviet portrait lens, the Helios 44-2. f/2, 1/4000, ISO 50. #oceangrove #og #newjersey #nj #jerseyshore #beach #ocean #sunrise #mediumformat #fujifilm #fuji #gfx50sii #helios #helios44-2 #vintage #adaptedlens (at Ocean Grove, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpB0JYAk-F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ghosts From the Lake (2021) - Chittendon, VT

Dawn Chorus - Sandy Hook, NJ

Sunrise at Steel Rigg. Alone, up on Hadrian’s Wall, with not a sound besides the bleating sheep.

Sandy Hook Sunrise Sandy Hook, NJ

Red Fire Escape

Stillness

Sandy Hook, New Jersey at Dusk

Protect Her Glory

Breathless

Timeless

Into the Woods Wharton State Forest, NJ. 2016.

Christmas Sunrise, Asbury Park.

Three prints matted (and one framed) and ready to go to auction to benefit Planned Parenthood. 5-8pm Jan 15, 2017 at Lock & Shade Salon in Asbury Park, NJ. If you’re local, please come out and enjoy some wine, food, check out some art, and help women continue to have access to health care.

Midnight in a (Im)perfect World.

Midnight Under the FDR