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Mulu Flowstone. A 5 meter tall flowstone. Gunung Mulu National Park. 1989.

Daily Photo – Mulu Flowstone

Richard Davis February 19, 2013
Travel 1

The photo below is of some flowstone in a cave in Mulu. Flowstone is formed from calcite where water flows down a wall. As the water is agitated, it outgasses it’s carbon dioxide leaving behind calcium carbonate, aragonite, gypsum or other minerals that were previously dissolved in the water.

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As you near the exit of Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Part you get this view that looks like Abraham Lincoln's profile. It's an entirely natural rock formation that only looks like this from the one angle.

Daily Photo – Lincoln’s Profile at Deer Cave

Richard Davis February 18, 2013
Travel 1

As you walk around a bend in the trail on your way of of Deer Cave, you’re presented with this profile of Abraham Lincoln.

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Photo is am HDR merge of seven slides showing the exit to Deer Cave, Gunung Mulu National Park. Note the curtain of water falling in the distance and the piles of bat guano in the mid ground. The colors in the foreground are due to reciprocity failure of the ISO 100 Fujichrome slide film I was using. Shots were hand-held, hence the softness. 1989.

Daily Photo – Deer Cave

Richard Davis February 17, 2013
Travel

The shot below is perhaps the classic Deer Cave shot. Mine is actually a seven-shot HDR – seven slides scanned and merged in Photomatix Pro.

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aving progressed further into the massive passage that is Deer Cave, I took this shot looking back to the entrance. Gunung Mulu National Park, 1989.

Daily Photo – Inside Deer Cave

Richard Davis February 16, 2013
Travel

As we went further into the massive passage that is Deer Cave, I turned back and go this shot back to the entrance.

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