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This was stop five, I think, on the Southwest adventure tour with Tom, Kathy, Wilson, Tofu, Reagan and myself. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large cave chamber, the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber which is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and 255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty eight largest in the world. Hard to imagine when you are down there, that this is only 5th. Kathy and I spent some time shooting the cave before the crazy speed demon kids showed up with Tofu and Grandpa. The tripods were a requirement for sure. I tried bracketing the images, but in the end the single darker images were my favorite. Shooting the family down there was as hard as I thought it would be. So was getting the boy to stay quite. Reverence? Not Wil. I think the whole cave listened to Wil sing songs from the Muppet's
Most Wanted film. Over, and over and over.....
One of the few impressive stalagmites that did not have any direct lighting on it. (a good thing IMO). So it took a long exposure. Luckily, there were no tourists around.
Visiting Carlsbad Caverns in southeastern New Mexico, about 900 miles from Los Angeles and 450 miles from Tucson (which was my home for the time being).
I am at a plateau about 850 feet or so above the surrounding terrain. The main cavern chambers are located at about the same elevation as the surrounding terrain.
It is already a bit late in the day, so I am going to take the quick elevator ride down and take one of the side tours, saving the rest for the next day.
Final station of the annual 5K Elite Racing in Carlsbad, California...
For more to see in Carlsbad watch YouTube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJHm_FYy4HQ
This was stop five, I think, on the Southwest adventure tour with Tom, Kathy, Wilson, Tofu, Reagan and myself. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large cave chamber, the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber which is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and 255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty eight largest in the world. Hard to imagine when you are down there, that this is only 5th. Kathy and I spent some time shooting the cave before the crazy speed demon kids showed up with Tofu and Grandpa. The tripods were a requirement for sure. I tried bracketing the images, but in the end the single darker images were my favorite. Shooting the family down there was as hard as I thought it would be. So was getting the boy to stay quite. Reverence? Not Wil. I think the whole cave listened to Wil sing songs from the Muppet's
Most Wanted film. Over, and over and over.....
This was stop five, I think, on the Southwest adventure tour with Tom, Kathy, Wilson, Tofu, Reagan and myself. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large cave chamber, the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber which is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and 255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty eight largest in the world. Hard to imagine when you are down there, that this is only 5th. Kathy and I spent some time shooting the cave before the crazy speed demon kids showed up with Tofu and Grandpa. The tripods were a requirement for sure. I tried bracketing the images, but in the end the single darker images were my favorite. Shooting the family down there was as hard as I thought it would be. So was getting the boy to stay quite. Reverence? Not Wil. I think the whole cave listened to Wil sing songs from the Muppet's
Most Wanted film. Over, and over and over.....
Taken at the Carlsbad Flower fields...Amazing place...Literally millions of flowers spread over 50 acres...It was heavy overcast, good for macros but not so good for photos like this one...a blue sky would have made this composition even better...
OPen till 11th May, 100 miles from Los Angeles...a must visit location... www.theflowerfields.com