Mont Erebus Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

"Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. 3794 metres (12,448 ft) high, it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mt. Terror.

The volcano has been continuously active since 1972 and is the site of the Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The crater is home to one of the very few permanent lava lakes in the world.

Mount Erebus was discovered in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross (whose ships were named Erebus and Terror; these ships were also used by Sir John Franklin on his disastrous Arctic expedition), and first climbed (to the rim) by members of Sir Ernest Shackleton's party in 1908. The ships and the volcano were all named for Erebus, a primordial Greek god, the son of Chaos." from wikipedia.com

alainh, startacked, jmcl, Emiel_Skyfreak, robob, sssimon, silvia_zenova, ceky, amino, anney, vikous, shepstone, matt_harris_42, anilyn, stevedinicol, MLINES, kwazireal, Buin has marked this note useful

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startacked (1286) 2006-11-23 12:35

Hi Antoine,

Good note with this! Breathtaking view. The light circumstances are hard but it looks excellent. I like how you captured that chimney effect. Very good. TFS, Gilbert

jmcl (14197) 2006-11-23 13:49

what a startling image .. all that white and the chimney effect .. must have been an intense job to control all the brightness .. wonderfully done .. incredible image ..

John

robob (3640) 2006-12-06 11:41

Bonsoir Antoine,
Superbe image ! La hauteur des nuages donne l’illusion de deux photos superposées. Très impressionnant ce volcan. J’aime beaucoup les couleurs. Bravo à toi !
A bientôt, Robert

jussipee (10) 2006-12-08 14:20

Like two pictures, like two worlds. Like two lights, upside light and underside light.
Is this really one picture, with one exposure? Must be. So slow blast.
Perfect, and more...
Thanks Antoine

shirgold (2440) 2006-12-08 16:26

Hi Antoine,
This is most impressive. To see such remote place is a privilege. Not only remote but amazingly beautiful.
TFS - Shir

cissou (336) 2006-12-20 2:42

Bonjour Antoine,
Superbe photo de cet impressionnant paysage de l'Antartique. J'aime beaucoup!
Cécile

sssimon (684) 2007-01-06 11:52

Hi Antoine!
Wow!
What a nice picture of this great active volcano!
The composition is perfect in the land of White&Blue!
Simon

silvia_zenova (1318) 2007-01-09 10:23

Hi Antoine,
very good exposition for this bright light! Beautiful landscape with great DOF and sharpness in the backgroud:)
Regards, Silvia

Aeroby (230) 2007-02-19 17:20

Bonsoir Antoine,
super travail que tes photos de l'Antartique. Ce n'est pas si souvent qu'on en voit. Merci donc pour le partage.
Et celle-ci est particulièrement impresionnante :on dirait que le volcan flotte sur une mer de nuages. La maitrise de la lumière est excellente ce qui n'a pas dû être simple.
Très belle photo!
Robin

DzULA (838) 2007-02-23 19:58

Just like old locomotive... The air is so clear so I can see clearly the edges, bumps and shapes on that far mount. Just PERFECT

rleclercq (630) 2007-03-01 15:43

Salut Antoine,

Merci beaucoup de nous faire profiter de cette belle série de capture de l'antartique où seuls quelques privilégiés ont la chance de pouvoir jetter leur regard.
Je me suis permis de tenter un petit WS.

A Bientôt.

Rodrigue

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ceky (2318) 2007-03-01 15:58

Bravo, Antoine, pour cette superbe photo du mont Erebus dépassant aus dessus des nuages... De plus il s'agit sans doute une première sur TE... Comme peu de monde connait l'antarctique, ce serait sympa de mettre les coordonnées du point de vue dans la fonction "map", pour voir à quel endroit de ce continent ce volcan est situé !
Georges

amino (408) 2007-03-03 1:47

Beautiful scenary captured. Sharp enough for details and smooth for a sensual landscape. I am adding it to my favourites, if it is ok :)

Thanks for the note

vagabondtravels (6115) 2007-03-08 17:28

Hi Antoine

Great coors and comp from this desolate place. I would love to visit. REally well done.
Ben

vikous (2217) 2007-03-30 18:18

Hi Antonie!
To take a photo of such a beauty in the coldest and harshest conditons in the world...take my sympathy! You did extremely well here, nice capture, ballanced colours, all good.
I'd love to be there myself.
Take care,
viktor*

AandK (1814) 2007-03-30 18:28

Awesome sight. Must be amazing at night when the clouds are illuminated by the lava below! When you see a mountain of such altitude from sealevel its always impressive!
Thanks...
Andreas

alainh (35391) 2007-05-17 3:10

Bonjour Antoine
quelle merveilleuse montagne, que de jolie conditions de prise et qu'elle splendide image au final.
tout simplement fabuleux.
amicalement
alain

anilyn (87) 2007-08-17 5:09

Bonjour Antoine,

Vue à couper le souffle, on a effectivement l'impression que le volcan flotte au-dessus des nuages! On croirait presque que le volcan crache des nuages dans le ciel!
La lumière est magnifique et les nuages sont très bien rendus, hop, direct dans mes favoris ;)

Ruba (101) 2007-08-21 6:21

outstanding view

it seems like the volcano spiting ice not lava

MLINES (11068) 2008-02-27 13:02

Hi Antoine, Very good composition of this majestic volcanoe. Good notes about it. Maybe where an Air NZ plane crashed in the 1970? Very clear image. Well presented. Murray.

kwazireal (179) 2008-03-01 17:22

Antoine

This is an excellent image, well exposed and composed. The photographer's note was informative and intersting.

I am posting a workshop with some technical notes about color balance, and rendering, not as criticism but informational.

Regards

Chris

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raszid62 (3709) 2008-05-07 6:27

Hi Antoine
Magnificently. Painting how he would to from strange planet.
Jozef

pamela (613) 2008-10-18 8:10