The Endless Plains by José Ramos
José Ramos

The Endless Plains by

“The Endless Plains”

Golden burnt crop fields, endless plains, and those so lonely trees, waiting for the next moment of shadow and water…

_Vast scapes where the mind wanders and reflects about this world we live in, about its diversity and magnanimous power, about the smallness of a single human being, compared to the gigantic capacity he has of tearing apart the soil he steps…_

Let us be different. Let us try..

José Ramos – official website – http://www.joseramos.com

Photo taken on a trip to my home land, the city of Beja, and its vast surroundings, know for its endless plains and strong heat, but also by such a powerful feeling of serenity and infinity.

Pentax K10d
Sigma 10-20
ND Grad filters + ND filter

Technique – The light was a bit dull in this afternoon, so I went to try a double exposure, with a long exposure for the sky and regular exposure for the land, to achieve than clean sky with a strong sense of flow. Exposure blending in the end.
Post-processing – levels, colour balance, saturation, sharpness.

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Tags

alentejo, landscape, long exposure, nature, portugal, tree

Comments

  • waitin' for rain
    waitin' for rainalmost 2 years ago

    interesting technique !
    thank you for sharing

  • CarlaSophia
    CarlaSophiaalmost 2 years ago

    Adorei as cores

  • berndt2
    berndt2almost 2 years ago

    Fantastic image – and thanks for your description, very interesting and creative intelligence at work there! (and – woo! – K10D!!)

  • Gretchen Dunham
    Gretchen Dunhamalmost 2 years ago

    Stunning. Thanks for sharing!

  • Anton Gorlin
    Anton Gorlinalmost 2 years ago

  • Palynn
    Palynnalmost 2 years ago

    Absolutely Amazing If ever I wanted to take a Picture & say I did that!!, Then this is the very one, Idyllic, Colourful, Fab Light, Wonderfully composed.. True Natural Beauty

    Love IT Very Much Congrats Francis

  • petezab
    petezabalmost 2 years ago

    It’s a technique that works well, it’s a lovely image.

  • dmaxwell
    dmaxwellalmost 2 years ago

    your technique definitely works to great effect Jose,fantastic photo

  • Paul  van het Reve
    Paul van het ...almost 2 years ago

    Great shot!

  • Mike Topley
    Mike Topleyalmost 2 years ago

    Very nice, how did you get the effect on the sky?