In A Land Before Time Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a boiling mud pit in the Uzon Caldera. Apparently, the caldera, stretching over 10 km wide, developed 40,000 years ago on the site of a huge volcano destroyed by a set of bursting eruptions. The caldera contains hot springs and cold rivers, poisonous mud cauldrons and pure lakes full of fish, a berry tundra and a birch forest, mountains and bogs, animals (including bears), and birds. (From "Miracles of Kamchatka Land")

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Rockyboy (20582) 2003-11-02 2:06

Uzon Caldera is the Yellowstone of Russia?
Your picture is wonderful.

richtersl (3544) 2003-11-02 6:14

A wonderful picture! I like the fact that you included those ferns in the picture. They add just the right amount of color to this photograph.

Guzman (577) 2003-11-03 16:18

I do like the way you have portrayed the primeval atmosphere here, the range of greys are particular good and the ferns are so in keeping with your imagination , maybe given another opportunity with this type of shot you could also take it at a slightly lower level, this would involve the ferns at lot more ,given that this plant that has survived these types of hostile environments for millennia , a most enjoyable image to critique

roconnell (327) 2004-05-28 16:45