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Isabella - Trek Day 2Day 11 - 4th August 2013 |
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Part 2 - Sulphur, Sunsets & the Milky Way
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The yellow was very intense the closer you got to the mouth of the vent itself. Close up, but upwind the smell wasn't so bad...
The yellow was very intense the closer you got to the mouth of the vent itself. Close up, but upwind the smell wasn't so bad...
The two Davids...
Approaching a large vent from upwind...
A large broken-open nugget of sulphur...
Fausto close to the vent...
Close up of a smaller oyster shaped vent - even these small vents produced a huge amount of heat...
I found this sort of vent fascinating - a long thin line, but active all the way along it...
Sulphur crystals forming...
More small, intense vents...
Very yellow...
David and Carolyn returning from the sulphur vents...
Back through the scratchy cut ferns - I'd stupidly taken my gaiters off at the top...
Looking back from the crater floor as we before we began to climb back up to the rim...
Ferns covered this area of the caldera...
Miche by the tent for the second night as we prepared to watch the sunset and looked forward to dinner...
Sun setting with Volcán Azul in the distance...
Reflected in the sea...
Nearly down...
Fabian
had told us that if we were lucky that we may get to see the Milky Way
during the trek. It was expectedly misty on night one, but on the
second night we were treated to a crystal clear sky and with no light
pollution it gave a chance for fantastic views. From the equator you
can see the constellations in both the Northern & Southern
hemispheres.
I didn't have a tripod so lining up shots involved balancing the camera precariously on its back on a t-shirt sitting on top of a camping stool.
After some experimenting with ISO and self-timing settings with Fabian the following shot was possible...
I didn't have a tripod so lining up shots involved balancing the camera precariously on its back on a t-shirt sitting on top of a camping stool.
After some experimenting with ISO and self-timing settings with Fabian the following shot was possible...
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