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Magnificent view of the Devetaki cave, Bulgaria

Magnificent view of the Devetaki cave, Bulgaria
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19 Comments | Report
G8dlv
 
G8dlv February 04, 2016
Wow that's incredible... Great shot!!!
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thank you very much! :)
adavies PRO+
 
adavies February 06, 2016
Wow! Spectacular! Nicely done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Tunnels challenge as well:)
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pauldrown
 
pauldrown February 07, 2016
This picture is compelling...I love it! Thanks for sharing.
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thank you very much! :)
BDevine
 
BDevine February 08, 2016
Superb capture of a natural wonder
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thanks :)
mposein
 
mposein February 09, 2016
This is incredible!
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thanks :)
flik_u_up
 
flik_u_up February 18, 2016
Beautiful piece of photography, lovely work by Mother Nature!
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thanks :)
pietnel
 
pietnel February 22, 2016
Wow super stunning perfectly done I love it
evgeni_ivanov
evgeni_ivanov February 22, 2016
Thank you very much! :)
evgeni_ivanov
 
evgeni_ivanov March 14, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique.
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evgeni_ivanov March 14, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique.
Tess2175
 
Tess2175 June 23, 2016
Super....Wow... Truly stunning...
santoshpatanaik
 
santoshpatanaik July 11, 2016
Awesome !
dazzlin451
 
dazzlin451 March 20, 2017
Magnificent capture. You just put another place on my bucket list. Thanks!
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edandaniphone March 24, 2017
Wonderful.
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liskat April 02, 2017
Love it!
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Alwolfe August 16, 2017
Stunning!
Bob_Ellis
 
Bob_Ellis September 21, 2017
Absolutely stunning!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose October 30, 2017
Truly stunning!
mypStudio7
 
mypStudio7 December 23, 2018
Beautiful capture; very nice job.
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Windham_studios July 25, 2020
Beautiful work!👏
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Behind The Lens

Location

Photo taken in Devetaki cave in Bulgaria, Europe.

Time

Taken in the morning at soft light.

Lighting

In this part of the day the sun enters the holes and can reach a maximum detail of the texture of the cave, and that was my idea.

Equipment

For this photo I used a tripod Sirui, camera Nikon D600 and Nikon lens 16-35 f4

Inspiration

This picture was in my head for a long time, but not enough time to shoot this charming place during my photo excursions. And I decided to devote time and get everything as I imagined it. I have always admired the beauty of this cave.

Editing

Of course to create such a picture you have a lot of work on a computer. Post processing is an integral part of digital photography. Here I shot three frames at different exposure. Each frame is processed in Adobe Camera Row, then I manually assembled them with layers and luminosity masks in Photoshop, as I have used Google Nik Software for final processing.

In my camera bag

I always carry with me my tripod Sirui. In my bag always stands my Nikon D810 camera and two lenses Nikon 14-24 f2.8 and Nikon 70-200 f4. An important part of my equipment are filters. I use ND and gradient ND filters Lee. Last but not least is the remote control.

Feedback

My advices are: First, to make good image you have to create good composition, I think it is the most important thing. Always use solid tripod. Shoot at least three frames with different exposure. Do not use ISO higher than 400, to have no noise in the image, it would be a problem in post processing. It is important aperture is over f11 but not too closed to shoot sharp image with maximum detail. Good post processing will help to create a beautiful picture.

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