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Kilauea Caldera


Kilauea Caldera
Photo Information
Copyright: Scott Evers (scottevers7) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2431 W: 3 N: 3882] (12267)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-23
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L USM, B+W UV MRC
Exposure: f/22, 1/30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-03-25 21:56
Viewed: 3207
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a three photograph panorama of the caldera at the summit of Kilauea Volcano, 4000 feet above sea level. The caldera is over 4 miles across each way, and in excess of 500 feet deep. Inside the caldra are two more massive craters that were the sites of seperate eruptions. You really need to click on the large view link to really see the detail.

Kilauea is the youngest and southeastern most volcano on the Big Island of Hawai`i. Topographically Kilauea appears as only a bulge on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa, and so for many years Kilauea was thought to be a mere satellite of its giant neighbor, not a separate volcano. However, research over the past few decades shows clearly that Kilauea has its own magma-plumbing system, extending to the surface from more than 60 km deep in the earth.

Historical Eruptions at Kilauea volcano have occurred from both the summit caldera and from vents along the East Rift Zone. The historical record began with a very explosive phreatomagmatic eruption in 1790. After this, the volcano was almost continuously active, mostly showing gentle effusion from a lava lake at the summit until 1924, when it again erupted explosively. The period 1924 to 1955 saw mostly short-duration summit eruptions. From 1955 to the present Kilauea has seen mostly East Rift Zone activity interspersed with small summit eruptions.

Some interesting web sites were alot of this information comes from are www.nps.gov/havo(National Park Service) and www.hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea(US Geological Survey)
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-03-26 4:31]

I liked the large version Scott! Composition and your notes are very good...Thanks for sharing

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-03-26 6:05]

Hi Scott - terrific panorama. What a massive area the caldera covers. Excellent notes too - I enjoy reading them TFS.

Scott, Great panorama of one of natures most awesome phenomena's. What a huge expanse this covers..Thanx for the large version, it's great! Excellent note..Well done and Happy Easter!!

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-03-26 8:09]

Scott, we have here one of your beautiful landscapes. That's great.

Nice composition and pov.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-03-26 14:16]

Hi Scott, I like the wide angle view. Amazing that this is 4000 feet above sea level, I have never seen anything like this before, lovely shot, very well done.

A very great landscape, Scott. Interesting note with an usefull link. It is the firts time I do a WS from a LP.
Thanks.

Excelent view and well done in stitching these images together. Well done on this presentation.

Mike

Magma-plumbing system? LOL! Great job stitching the three pics together for a panorama. I always think volcanos look like moonscapes, great subject!

Alli

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