The Unveiling by José Ramos

The Unveiling by José Ramos

You would certainly not guess that this image was made under intense darkness, solitude and silence, in one of the most gorgeous spots of the Dolomites, called Passo Gardena, at 2136 meters high. Doing a long exposure during the night with a wide angle lens that has a very large aperture can be an incredible experience, as it allows the photographer to find light where it does not seem to exist, showing us that our biological eyes are just one of the endless ways to perceive what we once decided to call “reality”. For every 30 seconds of exposure, the sky would magically unveil itself and light pollution from nearby towns would be amplified into sunset-like levels. The gigantic mountains around me shifted from being mysterious silhouettes to clearly shaped and textured sculptures, enlightened by the headlights of passing cars and other sources of light. As you can see, far before the final stage of editing an image on the computer, creation has already started as soon as one chooses how light should enter the lens and get recorded by the camera sensor. To the photographer, perceived reality is no longer a constant and universal concept, as the world unveils itself in infinite ways through the camera, all of them equally beautiful, captivating and… real. Sony a7R + Venus Laowa 15mm f2.0
Exposure: 30 seconds
Aperture: f2.0
ISO: 1600
Manual focus
FLM Tripod
Wireless remote shutter

José Ramos: Photos