Mammoth Cave, Ky

SerratorSerrator Registered Users Posts: 227 Major grins
edited April 6, 2007 in Holy Macro
Hey Guys,

Got back yesterday from our annual Mammoth Cave National Park restoration work weekend. Cavers from several grotto clubs come each year to volunteer their time to help with odd jobs within the cave. This year we did some basic trail maintenance work and I had the opportunity to sneak in a few pics here and there.

Currently the total surveyed portions of Mammoth Cave are at around 350miles (563 km).

My son Lance and I.



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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2007
    Very cool. The only time I've gone real spelunking was at Mammoth. I still have the hard hat! Nice job capturing the immense size of those caverns.
    Chris
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2007
    Very nice! I've only been in caves ones upstate NY, they're sooo cool and chilling. Thank you for sharing.clap.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2007
    Serrator wrote:
    Hey Guys,
    Got back yesterday from our annual Mammoth Cave National Park restoration work weekend. Cavers from several grotto clubs come each year to volunteer their time to help with odd jobs within the cave. This year we did some basic trail maintenance work and I had the opportunity to sneak in a few pics here and there.
    Currently the total surveyed portions of Mammoth Cave are at around 350miles (563 km).
    My son Lance and I.

    Wow you sure get around don't you :D
    Those Caves look awesome, yet still there is that sense of danger when I look at them.

    There is just someone about Caves that screams explore me.
    Almost looks like some kind of underground Theatre.
    Great shots Serrator clap.gif ... Skippy
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2007
    Awesome place been there many times
    Can be a real tough place to photograph

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2007
    Wow amazing place wonderful photos in tough conditions
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  • SerratorSerrator Registered Users Posts: 227 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2007
    Thanks guys for checking out the shots. My son and I had a great time and we are always amazed at the size of this system.

    On our travel back from the cave we came across this 350' tall monument. It is in the middle of Kentucky in the small town of Fairview I believe. It is just like the Washington monument only smaller.

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2007
    Serrator wrote:
    Thanks guys for checking out the shots. My son and I had a great time and we are always amazed at the size of this system.

    On our travel back from the cave we came across this 350' tall monument. It is in the middle of Kentucky in the small town of Fairview I believe. It is just like the Washington monument only smaller.

    Wow, I lived in Kentucky about 10 years and never saw that. Cool.
    Chris
  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2007
    Very cool. I've wanted to be able to have the time to setup some decent shots in a cave. On the normal cave tours they have you moving through so fast there's really not much of a chance. The couple times I've tried they don't even allow the use of a tripod. In other words, lucky you thumb.gif
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  • SerratorSerrator Registered Users Posts: 227 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    Phil U. wrote:
    Very cool. I've wanted to be able to have the time to setup some decent shots in a cave. On the normal cave tours they have you moving through so fast there's really not much of a chance. The couple times I've tried they don't even allow the use of a tripod. In other words, lucky you thumb.gif

    Phil, you are exactly right. This is one of the reasons why I help out with the work, which is the ability to bring in the gear and use it. Normal tours of the cave do not allow even bags and such let alone a tripod. Still though I didn't have as much time as I would have liked...but do we photographers ever have enough time??:D
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