About this limited edition photograph:

The photograph “Pam’s Grotto- Two” was created at Pam’s Grotto in Johnson County, Arkansas.

It was a short but beautiful hike to get back to Dismal Hollow. We could see that the sky was just about to dump a heavy rain on us during our hike, and as soon as Scott Dankof and I walked under the cave overhang it began pouring rain. Perfect timing! A stream from above flows over the cliff edge and creates a waterfall that flows over the mouth of the cave. This waterfall is typically just a trickle, but when it rains this waterfall quickly turns into a torrent. Once again perfect timing, as what was a trickle waterfall when we arrived soon turned into a thunderous waterfall due to the heavy rainfall. Scott and I both setup our cameras on our tripods to capture the resulting waterfall transformation.

I created this long exposure photograph by setting up my Canon 80d camera with a Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II lens on a tripod and taking a 6 second exposure. Scott had placed various LED light panels to the sides of the frame to illuminate the inside of the cave. It was dark outside when I took this photograph. The sky and tree illumination outside of the cave were a result of one of countless flashes of lightning that occured during our stay inside the cave. One of the best lightning shows that I have ever experienced!

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