It is a thermal geyser that was uncapped after drilling in the 1920's and has been doing the geyser thing 24 7 ever since
Many are surprised by the colors and will mistakenly feel that the images are photo shopped or have been over saturated. They are mistaken - this is a correct rendition of the color that is caused by the algae which is a living organism and thrives off the 240 degree water that spews from the top. Any white spots that you see are areas that have for a short time been devoid of water. The whole geyser was described to me by an expert who was there as a living organism. Both the brown and the green are algae every image is different for almost every shot. The wind spews the hot water in assorted directions leaving some very pretty trails in the sky when illuminated by led flashlights. The full moon visited each night and for a short period before moon rise we had pitch black to work with.
During the day and at dawn and dusk the geyser is a stunning sentry in the middle of the black rock desert on posted private land.
Like the 3rd one best, but would like to see a little cropped off the R. edge to get rid of the fall-off and pull the central geyser more off-center. The title is as cool as the image!
The crop was dictated by some artifacts that I wanted removed from the image. The lens that I would like to have used was at Canon for repair as I had dropped it at a wedding in Scotland last month.
Because of the water impediments surrounding the geyser and no longer being able to walk on water I found getting the correct angle on the image tough. It requires a stable ladder to rise above the water terraces which one happened to bring along. There are also branches and tall swamp grass making the perfect shot unworkable for me.
Wild images of this crazy spot! How did you contact the landowner? I here he's hard to come by and doesn't take super kindly to folks wanting to photograph fly geyser.. any tips?
Doug you sure got it right. I have seen quite a few good shots of the geyser but your number 3 shot is absolutely above imagination. The best compo I have ever seen. It even tops what Steven Oakes came back with. Great work. Wish I were there with you.
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Absolutely Striking. Really very interested in the photo technique you used to capture these images. Could you give a short briefing for those of us who have not been educated in this art? Outstanding!
Nice work - especially #3. That one captures more elements of the night (e.g. - the stars), isn't quite as brightly lit by artificial light as #2, and fills the frame a bit more
Doug, what a cool subject or should I say a hot shot #2 Has my vote as the color is incredible! I had to Google to find this geyser. It is definitely on my list of must haves!! Congratulations.
I too would like to know what and where that is.
#2 Has my vote as the color is incredible! I had to Google to find this geyser. It is definitely on my list of must haves!! Congratulations.