CHG_CANON wrote:
In 1898 the cave entrance was discoved by 16-year-old, Texas-born cowhand Jim White when he saw Mexican free-tailed bats rising like distance smoke coming out of the ground. The cave is formed in limestone and may be as young as 12-million years old. Jimmy found the entrance where the roof had collapsed a few million years ago and exposed the underground passage. Carlsbad is #15 in the US for longest cave at 32-miles. Carlsbad Caverns National Park was initially created as a National Monument in 1923 and designated by Congress as a National Park in 1930. The United Nations designated the cave a World Heritage Site in 1995 confirming the worldwide significance of this spectacular natural resource.
The images were created by an EOS 5DIII, tripod, Speedlite 580EX II, remote switch, and the EF 16-35L and EF 50 f/1.8 lenses. I checked and there was no limitation to using a tripod and I visited on a foggy (above ground) Tuesday between Christmas and New Years. I was able to take exposures from 5- to 20-seconds at ISO-100. But, if there had been more foot traffic, I probably couldn't have worked with exposures so long. The flash was manually controlled separate from the camera and fired to add a fill light against the long exposure.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park by
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Beautiful set of images Paul.
I visited the Caverns twice in one week and had to be kicked out each time. So many images! I loved every one. Yes, I took and used my tripod. I tried using flash a few times but found it sort of destroyed the ambiance. It's a very cool place. Your images reminded me to go back and review my own. Thanks!
These are really nice Paul. My folks took us there when I was a kid but dad was done and we left right before the main room. Pity. This inspires me to go back. With a tripod, camera and flash.
This was a very interesting set indeed. Great photos so sharp and clear....Rich
CHG_CANON wrote:
In 1898 the cave entrance was discoved by 16-year-old, Texas-born cowhand Jim White when he saw Mexican free-tailed bats rising like distance smoke coming out of the ground. The cave is formed in limestone and may be as young as 12-million years old. Jimmy found the entrance where the roof had collapsed a few million years ago and exposed the underground passage. Carlsbad is #15 in the US for longest cave at 32-miles. Carlsbad Caverns National Park was initially created as a National Monument in 1923 and designated by Congress as a National Park in 1930. The United Nations designated the cave a World Heritage Site in 1995 confirming the worldwide significance of this spectacular natural resource.
The images were created by an EOS 5DIII, tripod, Speedlite 580EX II, remote switch, and the EF 16-35L and EF 50 f/1.8 lenses. I checked and there was no limitation to using a tripod and I visited on a foggy (above ground) Tuesday between Christmas and New Years. I was able to take exposures from 5- to 20-seconds at ISO-100. But, if there had been more foot traffic, I probably couldn't have worked with exposures so long. The flash was manually controlled separate from the camera and fired to add a fill light against the long exposure.
The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from host Flickr page as well.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4603/38891515585_96cfe83273_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4672/39080266644_5e64dd71f4_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4719/25918047878_c8eac4d158_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4623/38891477025_3eae59b578_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4673/38891497835_dcae0acee2_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4757/25919592118_921ca021b2_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/39758647092_8b8c53b886_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4661/39790322671_4f5f823878_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4604/24920247067_755d694493_b.jpgIn 1898 the cave entrance was discoved by 16-year-... (
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Great images, love the detail in your photo's. We visited the caverns about 15 years ago and I visited several times as a kid. It's a beautiful place and always amazes me. At one part of the visit, the rangers turn off all the lights in the cavern. It's the darkest place i've ever seen (not). Beautiful photos.
Mike
planepics
Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs
Nice pics...never been there - want to go.
Thank you everyone! This was my first trip to Carlsbad and it waited to my 51st year. I didn't expect the images to jog so many youthful memories from everyone. Thank you for sharing. I almost feel like I had a deprived childhood as we never had The Great Summer Road Trip out west. Maybe my trips to the area now are a way to search for these missing memories in my own life? Glad everyone enjoyed so much. As they say in the commercials: get out there and explore!
Very nice. Enjoyed the story and remarks. Mahalo for sharing.
Nicely captured! Caverns are tough to photograph. You nailed it here. How long were you there for?
Bozsik
Loc: Orangevale, California
CHG_CANON wrote:
In 1898 the cave entrance was discoved by 16-year-old, Texas-born cowhand Jim White when he saw Mexican free-tailed bats rising like distance smoke coming out of the ground. The cave is formed in limestone and may be as young as 12-million years old. Jimmy found the entrance where the roof had collapsed a few million years ago and exposed the underground passage. Carlsbad is #15 in the US for longest cave at 32-miles. Carlsbad Caverns National Park was initially created as a National Monument in 1923 and designated by Congress as a National Park in 1930. The United Nations designated the cave a World Heritage Site in 1995 confirming the worldwide significance of this spectacular natural resource.
The images were created by an EOS 5DIII, tripod, Speedlite 580EX II, remote switch, and the EF 16-35L and EF 50 f/1.8 lenses. I checked and there was no limitation to using a tripod and I visited on a foggy (above ground) Tuesday between Christmas and New Years. I was able to take exposures from 5- to 20-seconds at ISO-100. But, if there had been more foot traffic, I probably couldn't have worked with exposures so long. The flash was manually controlled separate from the camera and fired to add a fill light against the long exposure.
The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from host Flickr page as well.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4603/38891515585_96cfe83273_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4672/39080266644_5e64dd71f4_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4719/25918047878_c8eac4d158_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4623/38891477025_3eae59b578_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4673/38891497835_dcae0acee2_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4757/25919592118_921ca021b2_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4706/39758647092_8b8c53b886_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4661/39790322671_4f5f823878_h.jpgCarlsbad Caverns National Park http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4604/24920247067_755d694493_b.jpgIn 1898 the cave entrance was discoved by 16-year-... (
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I enjoy shooting in caverns. Looks good!
Very nice captures! I visited with a friend many years ago when he was stationed at White Sands
It has been at least 30 years since I went to Carlsbad. At the time I was using a Canon FL-QL with slide film. When I got the developed film back they were not mounted as there was not a clear division between shots for the mounting machine to find. Had to mount them myself. Another advantage to digital.
Truly magnificent 🖒🖒🖒
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