Trezkinn Cave - Chillagoe Photo

Photographer’s Note

When I went to Trezkinn Cave to see "The Chandeliers", (which are stalactites, that hang from the ceiling - the stalacmites are on the floor). I had to carry a magnesium flare gaslight. It was pitch dark in the caves, so I had to use a flash. These days, the caves are lit electronically. The natural colour of the "chandelier" is white. It is formed from calcite crystals, which glitter, as they catch any light. The red stain looks like iron oxide deposits, from the cave roof above, which must leak during the rainy season. (Dec -> March).

From the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website:

Trezkinn Cave: (Guided tour 30mins. Electrically lit cave.) A steel catwalk encircling a huge central mass of lime-stone provides access. There are several steep flights of stairs but the sight of a magnificent chandelier rewards the active visitor.

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications/

http://chillagoe.nq.net/caves.htm

For another photographers view of 'The Chandelier', please see: http://members.ozemail.com.au/
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PixelTerror, supereira, papagolf21, Wirraway, Fixfocus, chinchini, mumek, nwoehnl, bpelvan, PLD_images, bazal has marked this note useful

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PixelTerror (86038) 2005-03-21 4:40

Hi Chris,
Interesting formations taht have unfortunately been a bit burnt by the flash, I guess there was no other way to proceed. Good scan output and background rock color for this another vintage one.
Have a nice day,
jean-Yves

supereira (9576) 2005-03-21 5:42

Interesting shot.I like the colors and contrasts.Good light,textures and sharpness.Well done!

papagolf21 (56233) 2005-03-21 5:48

Bonjour Chris,
Ce genre de photographie est très difficile à réaliser, les lumières existantes et l'utilisation du flash peuvent créer des perturbations au niveau des couleurs et brûler certains éléments. La photo est quand même réussie, car sans l'utilisation d'un trépied cela est encore moins aisé.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jhm (82297) 2005-03-21 7:37

Hi Chris,
The stalactites have a crystal colour, also the dark brown parts its a lovely contrast. Maybe a old photo but absolutely nice!
Compliments!
John.

cessy (13647) 2005-03-21 8:22

very interesting stalactits, very well captured, Chris.
I am sure it;s very difficult to take photographs in the cave, you managed very well.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-03-21 9:17

great work, I like the stalactites here, very good almost repitive patterns of them, very well seen and lovely angle

Wirraway (1985) 2005-03-21 11:35

Nicely captured Chris, good colour for the low
light conditions. Excellent.

Regards Ian

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-03-21 12:00

Good capture of this interesting stalactites,Chris!
Very unusual to see a flash shot from you,but in this one it works out very good.
Good sharpness that shows the surfaces of the stalactites.
Interesting and good work!

chinchini (27519) 2005-03-21 12:26

Salut Chris,
Tu nous fais voyager maintenant au centre de la Terre. J'aime bien.
Les couleurs sont bien rendues. Bon job.
Bravo !
Pierre

mumek (17468) 2005-03-21 14:37

Chris!
Almost 13 years old photo, but very interesting.The stalactites look like icicles. Good colors and textures. The note is very informative.Thanks for sharing
regards
ziggy

nwoehnl (118) 2005-03-21 15:04

Interesting scene from the cave, Chris - a kind of location where I've always wanted to take photos, but in the ones I was recently close to, photography was forbidden :-( The strong point in this one are the textures and the detail that is present in the stalactites.

bpelvan (3786) 2005-03-21 17:20

Hi Chris,
The caves are interesting as the one here. When the conditions of 1982 hs taken into consideration this is a good shot. Naturally the flash usage is killing the details of stalactites. Very good job. Thanks for sharing...

Zepi (22848) 2005-03-21 17:44

Excellent shot Chris!
C’est très original et techniquement au point !
Très graphique,j’aime les couleurs et le cadrage ! !
Beau travail !
Amicalement
Sébastien

PLD_images (7141) 2005-03-21 20:33

Bonjour Chris, comment ça va?

I envy you for having had the chance to visit these caves. That's something that I really want to try someday. Good picture with interesting designs and colors.
p.s. Tried the ozemail link to see the other photo, it did not work.

oochappan (22032) 2005-03-22 11:50

Good use of flash here, of course the shadows become very hard contrasted maybe it can be avoided by indirect flashlight. Colors gives a very good impression of the stalactites.

bazal (7898) 2005-03-23 9:21

Hi Chris.
It's an interesting shot, with a quite good light, given the conditions. The stalactites are beautiful and your explicative note is good. Thanks for sharing.

bimbol (172) 2005-03-23 13:15

Hi Chris!
You have described difficulties with illumination at this making of photo pretty (beautiful) stalactites. Shows however,, that it did not present it barrier, because you have showed it superbly. It looks very curiously. Fine photo.
I salute .
Roman

Rockyboy (20580) 2005-03-23 17:11

It's always impressing to see those stalactits. I like how you framed them and the colors of the BG. Well done!

cam (8880) 2005-05-21 11:16

hello Chris
I enjoyed the underground world and I thank you for making me visit this place in tour area.
I took the liberty of adding your photo to my theme of the underground world.Feel free to visit.
Charles