My family and I went to New Mexico over the Christmas holidays and one place I really wanted to see was Carlsbad Caverns. Ansel Adams took a series of shots there many years ago and they haunted me. I knew I had to shoot this place for myself.

I really wasn't sure what to expect. From the photos I had seen, it looked like the caves were pretty well lit. These days I find it hard to take my Letus adapter off the camera because there is something magical about the footage I capture when it's on. I just can't seem to get that same magic using the native lens. Everything looks too much like "video" when shoot without the Letus.

When I walked into the caves, it was way darker than I expected and I knew it was too late to take the adapter off. I chose to use a super slow shutter speed (1/6th) to gather enough light for the images but also to capture a more ghost-like atmosphere. Frankly, I really like the way the footage turned out...it adds a layer of mystery and conveys a lot of what I felt while there.

My son and I hung back from the girls while I filmed and he shot some stills. The flashes that you see are from his camera.

The music is layered from three separate tracks and mixed using Sony Soundforge.

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