At Jenolan, the limestone includes the remains of a coral reef, though it is composed mainly of fine grained calcite (lime mud). Over millions of years, these sediments become buried under layers of volcanic rocks, formed when solid matter from explosive volcanic eruptions fell into the sea.
i've never taken photographs in a cave before & started out using the flash, but didnt like the results with the unnatural colours, lack of depth, shadows, etc .. so i changed to shooting without the flash, with longer exposures, wider aperture & higher iso's, changing them depending on the lighting in each of the caves ..
you're not allowed to take a tripod or monopod into these caves unless you have booked a photographic tour in advance with a certain number of ppl, which we hadnt .. you can use a gorillapod, but my camera is too heavy for the one i have ..
so to get a reasonable shot was quite a challenge in such low lighting conditions as i had to either lean against walls, stand very still or rest the camera on metal railings etc which ppl would bump against ..
the guides were brilliant tho and made it as easy as possible for ppl to take photographs ..
the colours were very similar to this in real life but a little less intense ..
the two caves we went thru were the Orient Cave and the River Cave ..
i cant remember which cave i took this pic in .. !!!
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after voting .. THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR WONDERFUL COMMENTS AND VOTES ..
its been an amazing week .. unfortunately i now have to go to the doctor for RSI .. !!!..:)
i'm sure you all know wot for .. !!..:)
Congratulations on YET ANOTHER ribbon. Amazing photo, especially considering the fact you couldn't use a tripod... bonus points for that in my book. Well done.
Gorgeous, brilliant shot Roz. Fantastic to achieve that without a tripod. I know what you mean about flash photography in caves. Congratulations on the blue ribbon.
When the challenge was posted these caves were the first to come to my mind and I cursed that I'm 6 gazillion miles away. But now I'm not so upset, because I know I'd never have been able to compete with this anyway! :D
Very big congrats. I was in some caves after the challenge, using a tripod and mine didn't come out anywhere near as good as this.
As for RSI...to me it means something completely different...Rapid Sequence Intubation...when a paramedic induces paralysis to place a tube down your throat.
I've been giving good scores to these lovely cave shots because I visited a cave the day before the challenge went out, and I didn't get SQUAT!!! LOL!!! Really well done.......7
WOAH. Very dramatic. The focus, lighting and colors are spectacular. I can see this in a National Parks magazine, or in National Geographic. I think this might be a winner. :~)
Lucky you, having access to this colourful underground world. Dare I say that in this environment it would be difficult not to capture a pretty good image but you have certainly used your skills to maximize the photographic potential of this cave system. Brilliant!
Speleothems - Jenolan Caves, Australia
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