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Southwest: Carlsbad Caverns

Here are some photos from Carlsbad Caverns that I took in May of 2010. All photos were taken along the self-guided routes which include the Natural Entrance and the Big Room. In addition to the regular photographs I have included six 360 degree equirectangular images that allow for seeing the big view of the place. One challenging part of cave photography is concerned with white balance. The formations are of course lit with multi-colored lights and I wanted to make sure this lighting came through. Since I take photos in raw I was able to play with color temperature to get the formations looking like how I remembered them and as my notes indicated. This cave system is huge and these photos don't depict the scale of this place well. Nevertheless, I still hope you enjoy the photos.

All images were taken with a Canon T1i with various L lenses.

Favorite images from my various Southwest Trips can be found at:
Favorite Images From Various Southwest Trips

Carlsbad Caverns - Devils Spring Carlsbad Caverns - Whale's Mouth Hall of Giants Big Room formation
Big Room formation Carlsbad Caverns - Temple of the Sun Carlsbad Caverns - Big Room formation Carlsbad Caverns - Big Room formation
Painted Grotto Big Room formation Carlsbad Caverns - Rock of Ages Big Room formation
Carlsbad Caverns - Chinese Theater Totem Pole and Chandelier Carlsbad Caverns - Doll's Theater Lion's Tail
Hall of Giants Big Room formation Witch’s Finger Hall of Giants
Big Room formation Big Room formation Carlsbad Caverns - Painted Grotto Carlsbad Caverns - Big Room formation
360 Equirectangular 360 Equirectangular 360 Equirectangular 360 Equirectangular
360 Equirectangular 360 Equirectangular