Bears Beware!!!

[jjeling]

It was fun. The coolest thing was listening to the water drip into the pool/pond inside. It was so quite and dark, literally the only thing you heard was water dripping down, splashing, and echoing through the cavernous area. There was nothing else to make any noise except for myself.

[Hillbillygirl]

These are awesome jjeling. Love seeing something so interesting as these, and would be in there right beside you in a heartbeat.
Thanks so much for sharing these interesting, and no doubt, extremely hard to capture shots.

[aubintbay]

Awesome set!! Nice to have had all that uninterupted time.

[asnow]

When I read your background I wasn't expecting pictures this good. Excellent set under those conditions.

[jjeling]

Thanks guys. There were many more that I did not post. It really was painting with light. Most of the time I was just setting the exposure for a certain amount of time, than waving a flashlight around the wall/room until I got it right. I would take a few exposures to get a feel for how the light was reacting to the wall, and would then distribute the light accordingly. Another hard thing to adjust for was the focus. Without any light, theres no auto-focus. Without auto focus, you need two hands. Dont try and use the flash to focus, because then your "night" vision is gone. <-- Lesson learned there. You have to turn on a flashlight at your focal point. Adjust the focus with two hands, set your exposure, then start your exposure. Once you begin your exposure, you can start spreading the light where you need it. It was a fun game honestly. If anyone has the courage to look and enter a cave, I highly recommend it. Just realize that you will want to be careful because if you have to crawl around, you have to protect your camera. My camera pack was covered in mud when I got done. My camera was quite dirty as well. Its a good thing its a sealed camera, otherwise I might not be able to use it anymore.

[Marko]

Thanks for sharing the set and the experience JJ.

[Doug L]

Wow! You'd never get me in there, especially with a dam nearby - I'd be worried that the water level could rise higher at any moment. And didn't you see the "Do Not Enter" sign? Terrific series, though. Amazingly alien formations.