Pictures from the Enchanted Well
The Poço Encantado ("The Enchanted Well") is another cave/undergound river system 120km away (a two hour drive) from
Lençóis.
The Pictures
The map to the cave system
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A 30-sec long exposure reveals the exquisite colors almost like what we actually see, even the famous light ray.
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Another 30-sec long shot with better framing but slightly saturated in some parts
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Stalactites in the way back up.
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The stairway down... this is the easy part.
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The not-so-easy part (30 sec long exposure). There are cables to help people in the climb/descent.
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The bar at near the entrance
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The folks looking at the well. It shows as black because it is much too faint to be captured with the short exposure caused by the flash.
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I managed to get a shot that enhances the light ray, at the expense of everything else
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The main cave entrance, seen from the stairway. We enter through another way.
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The way back up. We do slip some times.
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Watch your head!
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