Colossal Cave Halloween Howl: ‘Twas A Dark & Scary Night!
October 18, 2013 – Neighbor Roy & I arrived about 5PM. Our mission? To photograph the annual Colossal Cave Halloween Howl. Halloween Howl will be held next weekend as well. The ghosts and ghouls look forward to having you there! Learn more about Colossal Cave Mountain Park here.
Editor’s Note: I dreaded this assignment. Photography is tough enough without trying to capture a great image in the dark with moving subjects … WITHOUT FLASH. Go ahead. You try it.
I employed my fastest lenses … a 1.8 28mm and a 1.4 50mm. I cranked up the ISO to 12,000. I put the camera on a tripod. We hid in the cave awaiting unsuspecting ghouls, zombies, ghosts, & assorted tourists. We snuck behind the cave to capture moonrise over Colossal Cave Mountain Park. We drove the mile or so down to the Ranch to photograph the haunted hayride and other festivities. ‘Twas a dark & scary night!
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