To capture this photo was a LOT of work and almost didn't happen-- lots of steep hill hiking with my heavy camera bag, tripod, etcetera, only to find this abandoned mine, which I have previously found to be normally damp/muddy on other occasions , was incredibly flooded this time; at first I thought it was a complete bust, as I was really hoping to shoot the interior further in the mine, but then noticed the sun traversing across the sky and decided to go inside anyway, to see what the view was, framed by the entrance. I got pretty wet, despite wearing rubber booties, due to having to crouch in a cramped space just inside the mine and thankfully just in the nick of time to also catch the sun as it made its way west across the sky and out of view. I also used a flash to illuminate the interior better and balance against the outside brightness. Luckily, I was able to do this in a single, non-composite image.
Gear: Nikon D810, Lens Nikkor 14-24mm @14mm. f/14, ISO 64, 1/80 second. SB 910 speedlight flash, off camera and angled up to illuminate the mine's cavernous walls.
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson. Taken in a mine in the Bradshaw Mountains in Prescott, Arizona.