Dark Blue Sun by Marc Adamus

Monday, 30th November 2009

Dark Blue Sun

by Marc Adamus

The inside of an ice cave melts away into the stream below, back-lit by the relative brightness of a distant sunlight.
It sure was a nice spot to spend about an hour. It was 85 degrees outside – one of the hottest days of the year, but a cool 45 or so inside the caves. A good thing the ceiling didn’t collapse during that hour though!

Equipment: Canon 1Ds III, 16-35 f/2.8 II

Marc Adamus

I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I seek to bring my experiences to you through photography.

www.marcadamus.com

39 Comments

MATE Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 1:10 am
wow what a shot, the sun at the end, really contrasts with the blue beauty of the cave, clear and very focused shot
Ale Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 1:38 am
this is from another planet..fantastic
Kandy Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Been in a few caves, but nothing like this! You sure have an eye.
Anurag Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Absolutely magical. What else to say. Just savor the scene!!!
Photos by Nik Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Nicely done
istvan Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 7:41 am
very nice & you were careful not to get the lens wet
Fab Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Interesting photo and camera and lens well protected from water…
Jo-Ann Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Wow, this is absolutely amazing. The color is fantastic as is the overall theme. I find it very inspiring and hauntingly beautiful.
Pauline Jones Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Weird but wonderful; I’ve never seen a picture like this before.
Su Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Such an unusual shot, you certainly have an artists eye for something that littlebit different.
Ottoman Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Cool(!) shot !!
Wanda Krack Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Great dof and the angle makes one wonder how you and your equipment managed to crawl in! Wonderful perspective.
Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Beautiful shot Marc of this rare and dangerous subject.

Coming from Iceland, I have learned that you should avoid entering ice caves with flat roofed cielings. They are much more likely to collapse than dome shaped ceilings because of much higher tension.
But rare and unusual shot often require some risk.
Sue Gagnon Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
WONDERFUL photograph. Excellent, artistic and very well-composed work. This is beautiful artwork. This is impressive, you should be very proud of it.
planet lover Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Fantastic photo of a place I will never see with my own eyes, Thanks for taking me there. And thanks to Mr. Porgeirsson for that vital piece of information, which probably applies to all ceilings.
Adam Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Wow. I can hardly believe this is real. Amazing shot.
Malta Photography Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
wonderful unique shot indeed.
Ursula Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Stunning photo. Commentary very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
JRKyle Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Really Great capture Marc.
Kirk Jordan Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Makes me shiver as I think about the prospect of the sky falling down. Scary wonderful.
mike Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Very neat colors.
Andrew Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Wowo, thats quite an unbelievable shot. Great Job, Marc. I yet have to see something similar on Earthshots!
Leslie Parsley Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I love to see caves – as long as I’m not in one. So, thanks for this amazing shot.
Ellen Empson Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Where is this cave?
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
You do live dangerously for your work. Thank you for being there & showing us your art.
Fotoviva Art Prints Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Fantastic shot with great exposure and colours!
Marc Adamus Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Thanks for your comments, folks. I’ll answer a couple questions.

Orvar, I’d love to visit Iceland someday. The combination of snow, ice, mountains, coast and aurora displays would very enjoyable for me. I know what you mean about flat-roofed caves, but fortunately in this case I was able to walk around the top side first and determine it was at least 3 or 4 meters thick all the way across, so not as much danger of collapsing.

Ellen, this cave is in Oregon’s Three Sisters Wilderness, in the Cascade mountain range. The caves tend to open up (melt out) enough to crawl in towards the end of summer (late August, September)
Renee Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
What a incredible view! Simply stunning, looks so beautiful and you have captured it with amazing shot!
Dianne Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Marc, I Can’t quit looking at it. It is so unusual and grand. It is remarkable that so many spectacular scenes come from Oregon. Thank you for your fantastic work. I love it.
Evan Spellman Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Beautiful Light and scene–
somehow the shapes of the ice remind me of the roof on the Canada place hotel in Vancouver.BC Photographer David Nunuk pitched his tent in an Ice Cave in the Appa Glacier Pemberton Ice field.
Mark if you get a chance check it out.

David had some scotch on Ice while doing his shots.
Evan Spellman Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Here’s the link to David’s website and shows his photo of the tent in the ice cave

http://www.nunukphotos.com/BCCanada-photos/Ice-cave-3
Su Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Thanks for letting us know where this fantastic site is and Im so glad you have had some really lovely comments.
Marta Diaz Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Incredible and superb photography. I’ve never seen something like this!!! Congrats from Argentine.
Hanna Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 1:38 am
Great, mystical shot! The darkish-blue and the whites really fit together, well seen!!!

Congrats, Marc, and keep it up!
Lisbeth Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 3:02 am
Surreal! Wish I could learn how to capture Nature’s wonders like you do!
All the best,
Lisbeth (Denmark)
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 4:07 am
Your work is our joy! Thank you for sharing this accomplishment.
Michael Anderson Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Marc,

This is one of my biggest favorites of your entire gallery. Extremely well conceived. Your attention to detail in every aspect of the difficult shot is clearly apparent. Classic Adamus!!!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 4th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Wow–into the drooling maws of death! Fantastic colors and textures. Wonderful shot, Marc!
João Ganhão Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Good exposure and perspective!