Arenal III Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Here is Arenal in all its splendour. Top of 1650 m, it is active since 1968 and he continues growing. The photograph which is taken from the west, does not allow to see the ancient cone. There is no report of eruption known before 1968 and the mountain was called the peak Arenal. The previous eruptions ended before 15th century. On July 29th, 1968, a mouth opened in feet of the ancient cone, and the cast subjects and gases caused the complete loss of the village Pueblo Nuovo. Human losses came to 80 persons. Evidence gathered following this beginning of eruption, and shown in the small museum of Observatory Lodge mentions big explosions, volcanic bombs having been ejected about 5 km and about burning clouds.

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jemaflor (38867) 2009-05-12 10:59

Salut Jacques,
Superbe cette silhouette de volcan avec un cône parfait qui se perd dans les nuages, joli paysage verdoyant et sauvage, bon pov.

dta (4418) 2009-05-12 12:04

Bonjour Jacques ,
De jolis nuages habillent ce iel chaotique , mais ne masquent pas le magnifique cône du volcan . Le paysage boisé est très beau aussi , alors que les montagnes que l'on devine à l'arrière plan apportent une certaine profondeur à l'image .
merci du partage .

dkeus31 (25970) 2009-05-12 23:19

bonjour Jacques.
la lumière n'est pas la meilleure, mais c'est une belle image avec des details colorés partout!
bien cadré
didier

anto95 (1786) 2009-05-15 6:23

Hi jascques,
This is very great moment for take a very nice picture
Antonello

fabianoleite (855) 2009-05-18 19:48

What a great place from a great poin of view. The mount looks majestic, and surely is. The grey of the rocks mixes with the clouds in perfect harmony. Wonderful.

BilboCA (734) 2009-06-21 18:05

Hi, Jacques,

I like your explanation of the history of the volcano; this helps the viewer to understand the local significance. In this picture, I like the choice to show so much of the ground around the volcano; the line is especially graceful in the transition from peak to plane.

Compared with my visit a few weeks earlier, the sky is not so dramatic because of the large amount of diffuse cloud cover. Still, it is excellent to see the mountain all the way to its peak!

I wonder about your choice to include the shaded areas in the foreground. Probably, I would have chosen to crop those out of the frame.

Still, its a beautiful shot!

- William