Geisers in lake Bogoria Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the third photo of Lake Bogoria.

Several geisers and hot sulfur springs circle this soda lake, seen in the background. I like the rough surface of the rock. It reminds me parts of a skeleton.

Flamingos gather here by the thousands, atracting hunter baboons, that raid the flamingos, killing and eating them, and marabus and other necrophagus birds, that finish the baboons left overs. It is amazing to witness the whole feeding chain at work. Nowhere else you can experience the violence of preying and survival as you do in Africa.
The colours of this lake and its surroundings are unreal and one is constantly reminded of the origin of life and man.

Unlike other parks in Kenya, Bogoria is of hard acess and seldom visited by tour groups, so you can stay there completely alone. There are no lodging facilities though, and you have to camp. We did that and it was an amazing experience.

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pitai (3925) 2005-11-05 16:48

Hola Ricardo,

Un sitio realmente espectacular. Una foto llena de texturas y colores. Pero creo que fallo un poco la calidad de la imagen. Se ve un poco granulado.

Valeu,

Gabriel

gaby (19793) 2005-11-05 17:55

Ricardo bonsoir - again a great one - nice compo and tones - intereting note -
Thanks
Rgs
Gaby

Gerrit (36269) 2005-11-05 21:21

Beautiful place and good tip.
Regards and Thanks, Gerrit

prumod (8264) 2005-11-07 5:47

hi lopez
even if the clarity is not enough i like the tones very much here... nice pov too...
regards
prmaod

PixelTerror (86839) 2005-11-15 4:43

Hola Ricardo,
The natural subject is right and the framing looks appropriate, but I think you need to invest a bit more time in the PP, use a tool like neat image to clean the noise in the sky, add some contrast and reduce highlights. Sorry no time to do a WS now !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

fayeulle (26547) 2005-11-18 11:22

Salut Ricardo
I agree with Jean-Yves, I can't do anymore WS after my very long post. However the place is fantastic.
Thank to let know me a place where I can't go!
Cheers
JP

coco (28122) 2005-11-30 17:33

Hola Ricardo.
Yo creo que necesita más contraste y definición, pero sigue siendo una foto, un lugar y un momento interesante y acertado.

Un saludo.

sergio1 (12150) 2006-02-23 12:09

Hola Ricardo
Como dice Gabriel este parece un lugar increible. La composición es buena y sus colores tambien pero se algo raro en la foto. Puede que este scaneada???
Saludos Sergio

Tue (25608) 2006-03-07 18:24

Hej Ricardo,
Wonderful shapes and patterns at the rocks in front. Seems to be an impressive landscape with this geiser. Good colours too, nice warm-cold contrast between them. Well captured!
Hilsner,
Lars

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-09 14:42

Olá Ricardo,
Lancei outra foto num espaço de 24 horas que normalmente não faço mas este fim de semana tenho outras ocupações. Devido a esse facto irei exemplificar para si nesta foto o que eu faria com algumas correcções e o NeatImage. Não agora e desculpe-me por isso porque não tenho mais WS's por hoje. Farei brevemente e aguarde as minhas noticias. A minha foto é sobre os Açores e complementa outras vistas sobre este local e preservada natureza.

Obrigado pela sua partilha e cultura.
Fernando

Angshu (34099) 2006-09-13 0:45

Ola Ricardo
Good view of this natural subject & tahnks for showing something I didn't know of..good ecntral positioning & impressive textures of the rocks in the FG..quality of course is not first grade, but then this was taken 5 years back...but surely cud have done some Noise reduction! I just did a small WS for it my friend...took just 5 seconds
Regards
Angshu

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xuaxo (5835) 2007-06-20 14:29

Olá Ricardo,
Tenho mais ou menos uma ideia da particularidade geológica do Vale do Rift, mas não sabia que havia aqui geysers e nascentes quentes. A fotografia estaria boa (talvez céu a mais), não fosse a idade reflectir-se na digitalização. De qualquer modo gostei de ver.
F

paura (39258) 2008-12-18 16:05

Ricardo,
Os detalhes são absolutamente incríveis. Muito interessante a fotografia.

Abraço

PAulo

jmdias (19861) 2009-11-11 6:33

ricardo

boa vista dos geisers, pena que os céu estivesse meio esbranquiçado em parte, se estivesse azulão o jato de água estaria mais bonito ainda. vi geisers no chile, são mesmo uma coisa interessante. bel trabalho

abraços

jorge