Cave Photography

Pardon my title; I do not know if there is such a type of photography. I’m talking about photographing caverns. Most people think that caverns are cold places, but the fact is that they are not. Normally, caverns stay warmer than the temperature on the surface, and that is what happened during our visit to Florida Caverns. It was about 40°F on the surface, but when we went inside the cavern, the temperature was around 60°F and the humidity was very high. This sudden change caused my camera lens to fog up to the point that I could not use the camera for most of our time in the cavern.

While I knew about this temperature change, I completely forgot about the humidity, so I was very disappointed when I realized that I could not use my camera. Fortunately, this change did not affect our phones, which run warmer. I was able to take pictures like the one you see above. 

Thinking about this issue, the only solution would have been to warm the lens somehow before entering the cave, something that could have been done while we were driving from our accommodation to the cave, using one of those USB-powered devices. If you are planning to do this type of photography, learn from my experience.

By the end of the tour, I was able to take few pictures using the camera.  

Overall, I was happy with how the pictures taken with the iPhone 16 came out. As people say, better than nothing. You can find more pictures here. For other recommended gear, visit this page. 

A cave without proper lighting may not be very attractive to some people, but certain spots, when illuminated with colored lights as in this case, become a spectacle worth seeing.

 

After two weeks.. I'm back!

After two weeks of posting nothing on this blog, I'm back.

We took a few days to visit the Florida Panhandle. Unfortunately, there was a cold front passing through, and there were not many photo opportunities during that time. Except…

The amazing opportunity of taking pictures of a couple of Bald Eagles playing around while flying. 

 It's always an immense pleasure photographing these birds.  

We took our grandsons to visit the Florida Caverns, located in the small town of Marianna.  

 A very colorful place that I recommend anyone staying in that area of Florida. 

After coming back from this short vacation, and now in 2026, I visited my favorite spot for wildlife spotting and photographing: Crews Lake Wilderness Park. I never leave that place empty-handed.

During the last two weeks of 2025, I found a family of spoonbills there, and they were still present during the last weekend.

 Flamingos are not seen that often in Central Florida, but Spoonbills can be found around, specially during the winter migration. 

In about two weeks, the 2026 USA Sport Karate Season starts, and I have been checking my Canon 5D Mark III to use it more often in my photoshoots. I received as a Christmas Gift from my daughter a Double Shoulder Camera Strap Harness, and I'm planning to put it to work in this new season. The Canon R6 will be armed with the 70-200 f2.8 and the 5D Mark III with the 28-80 L lens. In this way I'll have a huge range from 28 to 200 mm. More than enough for this kind of event. 

As you can see, the planing starts long before the season begins.  

You can check pictures of the past season in this Instagram reel.