Artist's palette and Champagne pool Photo

Photographer’s Note

Artist's Palette - Wai-o-tapu reserve - New Zealand

A view on 'the Artist’s Palette', a viewing area over the 'Champagne Pool' which provides the opportunity to see minerals depositing as hot water flows out of the Pool. The water flows across the flats until its temperature drops before continuing to a valley where the mineral silica has facilitated the formation of sinter terraces.

This pool is 62 m deep. Its surface temperature is 74 °C and bubbles due to carbon dioxide. The pool was formed 700 years ago by a hydrothermal eruption. Minerals contained in the water include gold, silver, mercury, sulphur, arsenic, thallium and antimony. They are depositing in the surrounding sinter ledge.

Please enjoy!

alejandroguzman, atlantida, claire526, DarkoG, cuneyt-sb, anes_lc, jmcl, rakeshgupta, banyanman, a_i_ren has marked this note useful

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alejandroguzman (4672) 2007-02-19 22:09

hello Detay:

GREAT SHOT !!!
It's a nice composition with a interesting note on it.
and it was a good idea using a fish-eye lense for this scene (am I right with the lense?)

TFS
Cheers
Edgar

atlantida (2323) 2007-02-19 23:07

Hi Detay,
I don;t know how did the previous version look like, but this one is simply stunning. very beautiful place and shot, so many colors, and there is some dynamic in your photo, the clouds are so amazing and the mist from the water, so many good elements in only one photo. Excellent job.
Best regards,
Gordana.

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claire526 (1261) 2007-02-19 23:13

Hi Detay,
I like the subtle lines, textures and details here. Fine colors, i like the orange ;) it adds life to this picture from mars. :) ;). Nicely composed.
All the best,
Claire

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thebecky (686) 2007-02-19 23:56

I like this version much better than the original one that you posted. Including more sky made a big difference and the more saturated colours bring out the scene

DarkoG (2284) 2007-02-20 1:59

Impressive and strange place. Excellent colors.
good POV and compo. Steam rising from pool add mood to this fine shot.

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2007-02-20 6:24

Hi Detay
This looks amazing and wonderfull colors passing from green to blue , very good compo and great focus
TFS/Regards

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-02-20 6:49

Hi MIchel, beautiful image, great distortion, and really intersting place!
i like a lot this composition!
ciao!
valeria

anes_lc (14778) 2007-02-20 7:12

fantastic place.great shot,thank you for share.
anes

Deepforest (8875) 2007-02-20 15:11

Hello Michel,
what an amazing shot! Excellent colours. It must be really impressive place.
Best regards,
Andrzej

delkoo (35024) 2007-02-21 3:32

BONJOUR MICHEL
en tant que géologue ça a dû etre un reel plaisir de decouvrir cette piscine naturelle, les depots font de superbes couleurs et la composition est idéale.

didier
-:))) demain

jmcl (14183) 2007-02-23 1:57

Michel,

What a place .. with a wonderful palette .. from which you have composed these beautiful lines .. love the curve ... especially in the sky ..

beautiful and wondrous ...

take care,

John

rakeshgupta (2670) 2007-02-23 11:43

Hi Detay,
Excellent geo shot. The colours produced by earth is just excellent. You have discovered beauty into these minerals. Very weill saturated and composed.
Regards
- Rakesh

coco (28318) 2007-03-02 12:08

Hi Detay.

Very good this wide view where only I miss more contrast.
Anyway, very good capture.

Thanks for sharing.

Vincelavisse (443) 2007-03-04 21:45

Bonjour Michel,

Une superbe image au fish eye. Ce dernier est ici fort bien utilisé. J'aime beaucoup la vapeur qui se dégage de ces eaux étranges. Les couleurs sont superbes mais intrigantes. Le ciel est bien intéressant aussi. Une superbe vue.

Au plaisir,

Vincent

banyanman (7739) 2007-04-01 12:38

Hi Michel. The fisheye lens works well in this repost, and the colour saturation is much better. The curve of the clouds formed by the fisheye adds an interesting perspective to the image as well. Cheers . . . David

a_i_ren (1315) 2007-04-28 9:40

Excellent capture, Michel. Love the distortion.
Beautiful image from this unique location.
inna

steliosk (4784) 2007-11-12 8:21

great perspective, colours, and composition

What a picture!!

Congratulations

Best Regards
Stelios