Inferno Gate

Accessible in the very low tide, and even so a very frightening place are the caves of a wild bay in Cape Roca Sea Coast.

I acceded these grottos by the time that the Sun was in the right position - close to the equinox of Autumn - that is perfectly aligned with the mouth of the grotto and the light of Sunset, entering for the cliff, illuminating the walls of the interior.

I had already researched and commented on with local fishermen... I had already observed the mouths dug in the cliffs. The caves are there.

It is a blow of inexplicable adrenaline, having this display of light, and the dramatic of the rough sculptures of the Nature inside the the grotto. I was surrounded by an agitated sea that is never far and under dozens of meters of solid cliff.

The conditions to accomplish this picture are many and rare, some gently offered by Nature, and just when totally conjugated it´s obtained the result of this light.

Technique:
D300+grip, tripod, bubble level, cable release, Cir. PL Filter, Flash
manual 3 blends of exposure -0.5 and +0.5 EV
Exposed at 12mm f/11 6sec. ISO200