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stalagmites, stalactites, and draperies by a pool in Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, USA
Reason
I'm not a troglodyte, but I understand that Lechuguilla Cave is considered to be the finest cave in the world for its collection of crystaline limestone cave formations (most particularly the 'Chandelier Ballroom', although I think this photo is the better illustration). It was only discovered 20 years ago, but access is severly resticted and essentially impossible for the general public, so I suspect we are quite lucky to have this illustration by Dave Bunnell.
Articles this image appears in
Lechuguilla Cave
Creator
Dave Bunnell
Nominator
Solipsist

Support A bit on the low side and oversharpened, but the lighting appeals to me --Fir0002 01:08, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • oppose - artifacts, low contrast blacks. Debivort 04:04, 1 January 2007

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Not promoted MER-C 12:38, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]