Sung Sot Splendour Photo

Photographer’s Note

3.41p.m. - One of the characteristics of karst mountains formation is the presence of caves and Halong is no exception as it boasts of around 12 already explored caves and many more still to be uncovered in the region.
Sung Sot cave is situated on Bo Hou Island and is the finest and widest in Halong, It covers an area of 10,000 m2. It was the French who first discovered it and named it as “Grotte des surprises”.
The interior is nicely illuminated and walking through it is a great and nice experience, not like some of the other caves that I had visited before which has damp and slippery ground filled with smelly birds and bats droppings all over the place. With the help of the extra lighting inside it makes it so much easier to take shots of the interior, not to say the effect it created though not that natural.

gracious, pablominto, mumek, jhm, bakes888, Emile, trekks, Hellas has marked this note useful

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Morac (20861) 2008-04-23 4:57

Hello Aloysius,
The photograph is beautiful by its colors and its composition.
The presence of the men and women makes it possible to have an idea of the dimension of the places.
Good day
Marc

stefanocer (10412) 2008-04-23 8:31

It really looks a fantastic place Aloysius , wonderful colours and composition too , I only found it a bit dark and tired a workshop on it , let me know if you like .
Stefano.

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gracious (20017) 2008-04-26 11:29

Hello Ho,
Many thanks for sharing this awesome interior of the cave with a good pov!
the image is sharp with beautiful colouration and much details to view and enjoy!
a nice place to visit
best regards to you and family
Tony

pablominto (41354) 2008-04-28 1:33

Hello Aloysius,
I think it is the first time I see an permanently illuminated cave!
And I notice the have used light with a variation in colour temperature, giving an awesome effect and a great sense of depth...
A well balanced composition, but i miss the bats... a cave needs bats, hehehe!
Greetings,
Pablo -

mumek (17506) 2008-04-28 2:55

Good morning Aloysius!
Excellent play of the lights, colours and shadows in this beautiful scenery. Fantastic capture of the cave.Thanks for the very interesting and informative note
best regards
ziggy

jhm (83328) 2008-04-28 4:20

Hello Aloysius,

I find the enlightenment of the cave very nice, gold to red colours with a wonderful sharpness and clarity.
The presence of the men and women makes it possible to have an idea of the dimension of the places.
Nice composition also lovely presentation.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

bakes888 (18353) 2008-04-29 1:45

Hi Aloysius. Excellent photo. I love the colours and detail you have captured in this shot, very sharp for ¼ sec SS. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Emile (20125) 2008-05-02 7:24

Hola Aloysius.
A superb photo with amazing colors and lighting, very well captured inside the beautiful cave. Your POV, sharpness and frame are very good. The presence of people add scale to your wonderful shot.
Well done. Wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards.

Scharan (13955) 2008-05-02 11:24

Uma bela fotografia.
Bonita composição, ótimas luzes e cores.
Parabéns pelo trabalho Aloysius!
GA
Vera

trekks (14334) 2008-05-04 7:17

hello Ho

Great frame technique to use the cave for this good night exposure shot. Very impressive work.

tfs, bill

Angshu (34099) 2008-05-05 22:09

Hello Aloysius
An unknown feature from Halong. The artificial lights with their different colours provides quite an ambience, may not be natural, but beautiful all the same. 1/4 sec. hand held is a commendable effort & the picture is pin-sharp. Well done!
Regards
Angshu

Hellas (5095) 2008-08-21 0:41

Hello my friend!
Interesting presentation of this wonderful cave! I like very much all those natural creations beneath the earth’s surface.
The chosen PoV is excellent presenting a great deal of the site and the path inside. You surely used a point to maintain stability because the exposure's time is quite long for a clear shot! The definition of the details is fine as well as the attribution of the colors.
Many thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
Athanasios.