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Fire mountains


Fire mountains
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Copyright: Ulla Kruys (uleko) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2466 W: 168 N: 7458] (23564)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-16
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Landscapes, Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas, Lanzarote [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-24 7:48
Viewed: 1051
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
After a short break away from TrekNature I’ll today return with a picture from the “Fire Mountains ", the “Montañas de Fuego" on the Canarian Island of Lanzarote. My husband (Ivan – Argus) and I spent a week on Lanzarote and having earlier visited the “green” island of Tenerife this was an amazing experience and a complete contrast. The lack of greens is striking and instead the numerous shades of black-grey-brown-orange fringed by the blue sea dominate the landscape. The native flora and fauna is very limited but interesting. In 1968 the area was declared a national park.

The Timanfaya National Park is entirely made up of volcanos and located in the southwestern part of the island of Lanzarote. The area is 51square kilometeres in size. One of the world's most devastating and longest volcanic eruptions took place here and lasted from September 1730 until April 1736 when more than 100 volcanos, covering more than 50 km², rose up and devastated this part of the island (including several villages). The last eruptions were in 1824, however due to the low rainfall (and therefore lack of erosion) this area appears much the same as it did just after the eruptions. There is still volcanic activity underground today and the surface temperature just a few metres below the surface reach between 400°C and 600°C.
The only way to experience the core of the park is by bus ('Ruta de los Volcanes') that takes you through and around the volcanos themselves for 10 km on winding, very narrow paths. The scenery is very spectacular with the numerous lines of volcanoes, the 'tongues' of lava, the 'hornitos', the volcanic tubes and fields of ashes. (The picture is taken through the window of the bus as nobody is allowed out.)
vanderschelden, jcoowanitwong, Juyona, blakitan, Alex99, cedryk has marked this note useful
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Hi Ulla,
A pity you have to shoot like that...through glass:(.
I wonder why you cannot go there...you have specific reasons;taking pictures:-).
Nevertheless nice shot. Interesting landscape.
TFS
Annick

HELLO ULLA,
VERY NICE SHOT. CAN YOU COMPLEMENT THIS ONE WITH A FAME?

REGARDS
MAHESH

Hi Ulla,
Without reading your note I thought this is a desert. Not a living thing in sight. A nice composition and well seen picture. TFS.
JC

hi,
lovely shot, well composed, nice colours, good pov,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2041 W: 6 N: 2025] (13275)
  • [2006-11-24 9:50]

Hola Ulla, preciosos volcanes y colorido paisajes de las distintas erupciones, Lanzarote una isla original... buen trabajo y saludos

Al ver la imagen, antes de ampliarla me pareció que era un paisaje volcánico de la isla de Lanzarote.
Impresionante y muy hermoso.
Muchos saludos, JL.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2082 W: 216 N: 3759] (12474)
  • [2006-11-24 18:49]

Hi Ulla

A wonderfull landscape you have here!
The 3D look of your composition is amazing and the details are great throughout the entire frame.
Lovely natural colos and textures, too.
Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Ulla,
Very scenic mountain landscape. Nice PoV, well composed picture. Very neat image. Great soft natural colors.
Superb shot.

Ben Lakitan

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2006-11-26 8:00]

Hi Ulla.
I love captured by you scene very much. Very nice landscape. Beautiful soft colours and lighting. Perfect POV and extremely exact DOF. Everything is well detailed. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 968 W: 57 N: 1638] (5022)
  • [2006-12-19 20:09]

Hello Ulla,
Amazing landscape - it may be both - an earth before life crawled out from the sea, or the terminal stage of our civilisation...
What a touching shot showing this sad yet beautiful area. A good note too!
Best greetings,
Michal

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