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Photo Favorite: Cave Waterfall in Sagada, Philippines

by on April 22, 2011

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Cave Waterfall, Sagada, Philippines

Location: Sumaging Cave – Sagada, Philippines

Illuminated by the shaky lantern of the guide, I ventured into a dark whole; little did I know, it was the entrance to hidden beauty. The Sumaging cave complex near Sagada, Philippines is a very well preserved and all around magical place.


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33 Responses to “Photo Favorite: Cave Waterfall in Sagada, Philippines”

  1. Raymond April 23, 2011 at 12:51 am #

    Wow! That looks like something from another world. I spent 5 months in the Philippines and never made it to Sagada. Sheesh.
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    • Mark Wiens April 23, 2011 at 3:09 pm #

      Caves really are another world! Cool, 5 months is great, I’m sure you were able to visit all kinds of awesome places in the Philippines!

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  2. Jeremy B April 23, 2011 at 1:33 am #

    Love the slow shutter speed to capture the water!
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  3. Christy @ Technosyncratic April 23, 2011 at 3:00 am #

    Awesome shot – the water looks so soft and silky.
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  4. jade April 23, 2011 at 3:47 am #

    So cool! slow shutter… wow!

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  5. Jeruen April 23, 2011 at 9:18 am #

    Awesome shot! Did you do the cave connector route? I did it last summer and regretted the fact that I was too busy scrambling that I forgot I had a camera with me!

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    • Mark Wiens April 23, 2011 at 3:13 pm #

      No, I met some Filipino locals while I was there and they didn’t want to do the full connection (we shared a guide), so we just did the single cave. It was incredible, and luckily there was a bit of time (before the lantern started flickering) to snap some shots!

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  6. Michael Figueiredo April 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm #

    Wow! That’s a beautiful photo! I need to play with my camera’s shutter speed the next time I’m near a waterfall too :)

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    • Mark Wiens April 23, 2011 at 3:14 pm #

      Yes, it can make the water blend together and look pretty cool!

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  7. ayngelina April 23, 2011 at 7:21 pm #

    Love the long exposure here, makes it look so peaceful.
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  8. David @ MalaysiaAsia April 23, 2011 at 9:45 pm #

    Very nice shot of the cave Mark. Love the effect. Did you have a stand for this?
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    • Mark Wiens April 27, 2011 at 11:23 am #

      Yah, I carried one of those 4 inch tripods with me so I could set my camera on a rock and get the shot.

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  9. Roy | cruisesurfingz April 24, 2011 at 7:32 am #

    Wow, gorgeous shot!
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  10. Cathy Sweeney April 25, 2011 at 1:38 am #

    You really used the right word — magical! This looks like such a beautiful place. You got a great shot!

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  11. jamie - cloud people adventures April 25, 2011 at 4:55 am #

    score!
    great shot. love the slow shutter speed.
    looks like a cool spot too. much exploration?
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    • Mark Wiens April 27, 2011 at 11:28 am #

      Yah Jamie, it was a really cool cave! Despite the flow of water over the rocks – they were completely slip-free, no slime being able to grow with the lack of natural light. It was an awesome cave exploration!

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  12. adventureswithben April 25, 2011 at 8:53 am #

    That is a great waterfall!

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  13. John in France April 25, 2011 at 12:19 pm #

    This looks like a stage set – amazing!
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  14. Lorna - the roamantics April 25, 2011 at 4:41 pm #

    gorgeous mark! is it bad that all i can think of is how fun it would be to slide down?
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    • Mark Wiens April 27, 2011 at 11:31 am #

      Climbing around it was awesome! Not bad at all!

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  15. Norbert April 25, 2011 at 10:26 pm #

    I love the look of the water under the long exposure. Great shot! It is definitely a beautiful waterfall.
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  16. Scott - Ordinary Traveler April 28, 2011 at 9:34 pm #

    Very cool! I love how the water flows down the smooth rock face, carving out all the small bumps and crevices.
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  17. Federico April 30, 2011 at 9:11 am #

    Great pic with the long exposure…I read you used a gorillapod to take it?
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    • Mark Wiens May 4, 2011 at 1:01 am #

      Hey Federico, I guess my version of the tripod is not quite as fancy as this (a cheap tripod from Hong Kong), but that gorillapod looks pretty cool – I want to get one!

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