Caverns

I would normally go through and call out some detail on each shot, but I think these are pretty self explanatory.

Any shots where the color appears out of the ordinary are shots of the lights that were on display at the time of the shot, none were edited in afterwards. 

 

Ok I will call this out. This is something you wouldn’t know just by looking at the shot.

The cave was discovered in the early 1900s while carving a railroad track.

Today an elevator takes you down the first 260 feet. Then you walk about a half a mile until you reach a depth of 1,000 feet. That is where you see this amazing waterfall with the water pouring out of a hole about 3 foot wide at the top. I’m not impressed easily – I was impressed. 

 

This shot will give you some perspective.

Give me a ping if you want more details.

Hope you enjoyed the shots.

Splash–first try

Ok so these aren’t anything to write home to Mom about but they are different. I learned a great deal about what to do and what not to do in about the first 20 minutes.

I like trying new things with my camera. I have seen many blogs with shots of water drops and have decided this was something I’d like to try. Although similar each one is slightly different. Kind of like faces.

Try not to fall asleep while glossing over these.

I easily nabbed the different colors by popping a piece of colored plastic in front of the flash. Was able to change colors in seconds.

I quickly realized I was not going to get a variation too much different than a simple plop with one, two or three beads ejecting from it, nevertheless they look cool when you magnify them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple swap of color filters.

 

 

Ahh now you know I had to use blue. After all I was shooting water.

 

 

Came out OK for my first attempt. Yes they are simple but I am, of course, not stopping there.

I didn’t buy any special equipment to time the water drop. That I was able to do in a matter of minutes with the remote shutter release. I simply filled a plastic bag with water, poked a few holes in it with a pin and presto, I was in business.

Second attempt will be to play with camera angle. Although I do like the angle of these shots they present a problem with my horizon. I’ll need to toss around a few options. I’ll be expanding my DOF on the next round, and playing with reflectors for some lighting effects. I also realized that the depth of the water will have a dramatic effect on the water tower. Guess it is time to move to the bathtub! Alright well maybe not that extreme. 

If you have any suggestions that could help me turn this initiative into something I could hang on my wall I’d certainly appreciate your comments.

Ciao.