Caverns of Sonora by bmac62
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Zoom worthy.
Spent almost two hours this morning with four other folks and a guide going through a gorgeous series of caverns near Sonora, Texas.
Most caves are 52 degrees F but this one is warm and humid with temperatures in the mid 70s.
Photographically it was a challenge calling for handling the camera in semi-darkness, a very high ISO and large aperture settings.
Comments (33)
What an incredible shot - beautiful & astounding...
lol, tara's remark about the humidity. You'd think these caverns have been around long enough to get air conditioned. ("We've been here 600,000,000 years, give us the best...") Your ISO's at 20,000: That's HIGH, dude! I think the SUN'S is less than that. (I know, the ISO's today go much higher, but still---that lets in enough light to start your own star...) WIth that ISO, and hand holding, and the low f-stop, you got beautiful variegation in the lights and darks, and beautiful detail in the stone. In fact, in parts it almost seems like big foamy waters bubbling up. A deep feeling pic, with beautiful "inside" light. And it feels dank and humid. A fine job under difficult circumstances. All golden in hue and feeling too...
This is a spectacular capture Bill - I have NEVER been successful photographing caverns like this!