Massive cave dwarfs caver

John Spies

Massive cave dwarfs caver

A spectacular flowstone formation dwarfs a cave explorer in an enormous stream cave in western Thailand. The cave, Tham Lum Khao Ngu, is located in a National Park of the same name in Kanchanaburi Province west of Bangkok. The lighting is natural sunlight filtering into the cave from an upstream entrance and a karst window downstream. The caver is in the picture to give the formation scale. The picture was taken with a Nikon FM2 set on a tripod with shutter release cable and an exposure of about 2 seconds, using Kodachrome film.

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Massive cave dwarfs caver by John Spies
Massive cave dwarfs caver by John Spies
  • khosie

    khosie

    Stunning with the reflection in the water…

  • khosie

    khosie

    Oops. Just saw the caver… no water just masses of flowstone… pick the dry caver that only sees that much flowstone when there is water for reflections! hehehehe

  • Magee

    Magee

    An extraordinary image!! Excellent lighting in what I’d imagine to be quite difficult conditions! Great stuff John!!

  • Yool

    Yool

    So very beautiful !!!!

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    An amazing scene – well taken

  • John Spies

    John Spies

    thanks for all of your comments- I am very new to Red Bubble- like I’m sitting in an internet cafe in Chiang Mai downloading images right now- so..its great to hear from you and get positive feedback. cheers John

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wow! What an amazing cave! Fabulous shot John! Marilyn :o)

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Marilyn. It is an incredible cave, and this section is very easy to visit. It is part of a system that snakes in and out of the karst. In the last cave we found a 62 metre column, the highest in the world.

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Great capture

  • John Spies replied

    I was very fortunate to be there when the light was perfect

  • LYNETTE EVANS

    LYNETTE EVANS

    Wow…this is spectacular

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Lyn, I agree

  • jesika

    jesika

    Spectacular indeed, it’s magnificent.
    j

  • John Spies replied

    thanks jesika, this formation is hard to surpass.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning

  • John Spies replied

    It truly is, thanks Scott

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Wow! A great capture!!

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Barbara, it was an incredible sight, natural light and it was perfect, streaming in from both sides

  • Margaret Harris

    Margaret Harris

    I had a hard time finding him! Wow!

  • John Spies replied

    Actually it’s a her, but hard to tell when she is so tiny.

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

  • John Spies replied

    Wow, thanks for that Vanessa

  • Pat Yager

    Pat Yager

    John, this is an awesome picture of a spectacular cave! Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us! – Pat

  • John Spies replied

    My pleasure, thanks Pat

  • fezoj64

    fezoj64

    What superior beautiful shot, it is perfect . ..Jozef

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Jozef, it was an amazing place.

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Fantastic image. Did not realise the cave was that big until I spooted the man standing on the edge. Amazing. Great lighting too. ;o))

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Esther, I was really lucky with the light as it was streaming into the chamber from 2 entrances, giving that rich golden hue.

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay

    Wow, spectacular John, oh yeah, I see the man, gosh, just wonderful to see! :O)

  • John Spies replied

    Gee Vanessa, get your eyes checked…it’s a woman, not a man!

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wow, what an exceptional shot! I had to enlarge to find the man! This is so grand beyong belief!

  • John Spies replied

    Massive cave formations are awe inspiring, and are at times beyond belief.

  • Rainer Kozik

    Rainer Kozik

    Magificent!!! I had to really squint to find the caver. My gosh, this is truly a wonderful cathedral of nature, and so beautifully captured.
    Cheers, Rainer :)))

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Rainer, huge caverns are often compared to cathedrals, in size as well as their acoustic properties. This is part of a massive river tunnel which snakes through a mountain. Further downstream we found the world’s tallest cave column- 62 metres!

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Beautiful!!!

  • John Spies replied

    Thanks Cee

  • annalisa56

    annalisa56

    Fantastic capture !!!

  • John Spies replied

    Appreciate your comment Annalisa

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