Under the Volcano, a photo from Jawa Timur, Java

Photographer's Note

The sleepy town of Banyuwangi is in east Java. The black sand of the "beach" is composed of volcanic ash. Banyuwangi is as far east in Java as you can go. Taken early morning from the vehicular ferry to Gilimanuk, in west Bali.

The mountain is Gunung Raung, an active volcano which last erupted in 2002. It is 3332 m high, or 11,000 feet. "Gunung" is indonesian for 'mountain'. This website has some great images of Javan volcanoes:

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/javatour/mountain.htm

Fixfocus, Rinie_Hoff, oochappan, marieaude, verge, richtersl, aloyho, Guenther, weswang, jhm, nwoehnl, cessy, maphoto, bantonbuju, elihesamian, carper, mumek, bpelvan, mitternacht has marked this note useful

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Fixfocus (9385) 2005-04-25 5:56

Hi Chris!
A beautiful and timeless shot!
I like the light mood frome the, morning/evening?, sunlight here very much,also a wonderful atmosphere!
Well done!

naxius (16685) 2005-04-25 5:59

Hi Chris,
Very good compo and I like to see all those details.
Very sharp.
Excellent POV and DOF!
Bravo!!
Alexandre

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2005-04-25 6:01

Hi Chris, attractive picture, very nice foreground as well as the backgorund, stunning environment. The contours of volcanoes are so nice, it's the way kids draw mountains, so very basic.
I think 'under the volcano' is an excellent movie as well, with a really superb role of Albert Finney, the always drunk consul.
Thanks, Chris, gotta to rent tha film one of these days.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-04-25 6:01

Hi Chris,
Yes this small town does have a sleepy character, I like too the low light that hits the houses, you have too a strong and nice contrast between this foreground including all the trees and the massive rising structure of the volcano we can see in the background.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

oochappan (4880) 2005-04-25 6:03

A pleasant view, colors of the reflected sun are jumping out, several levels , each with their appropriate colortone, I like this diagonal in front.
Very balanced capture Chris.

marieaude (1196) 2005-04-25 6:17

Good morning,
nice photo as usual. You are lucky to have visit all that place, you make me dream every days. Thank
Marie-Aude

greg64g (11193) 2005-04-25 6:28

Hello Chris,

Nice Picture from Java, i had some memories from Jakarta, but i don't really know the east of Java, the volcano is very impressive. Indonesia is really an incredible country.
cheers
Greg

sengir (4956) 2005-04-25 6:48

very nice colours and composition, those palm trees on the background of volcano look really good.
Good light you have captured

verge (1242) 2005-04-25 6:51

beautiful photo. this has almost everything,the nature,the landscape. the sea water and the people and their daily life. well captured....rgds

verge

Zepi (22848) 2005-04-25 6:57

hello Chris,
Très belle composition,j'aime bien ce plan d'eau en diagonale au premier plan.
Ce volcan est des plus impressionnant!
Très belle vue,parfaitement cadrée!
Beau travail
Sébastien

richtersl (3546) 2005-04-25 8:02

Very nice, Chris! I like the lighting the sun casts upon those white buildings.

aloyho (6798) 2005-04-25 8:12

Hi Chris,
A very picturesque place and perfectly captured. The early morning light is very effective and the row of poles is just fantastic. It sets the rhythm and guide the eyes. Congratulations!!! Regards and hebat sekali.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-04-25 8:19

Hola Chris,
Me gusta mucho esta composicion con diferentes planos: el mar, el pueblo, las palmeras y el volcan. Muy buena.
Saludos
Daniel

Guenther (10915) 2005-04-25 10:44

Hi Chris, great composition! The pov is very well chosen giving us a lot of different things to see; the light is also very good, great shot!

summersun (4978) 2005-04-25 11:06

nice pov with the volcano just above the 3 coconut trees. it looks like a peaceful village despite the threat so close to them. I like the lne of "branches" in the foreground.
Vanessa

weswang (18247) 2005-04-25 12:12

Hi Chris, You have done a great job to include the beach all the way to the 3322m high peak. The houses in the area looks like a small village. The palm tree provides the idea of the warm climate where this area is located. Nice to include the kids play on the beach.
I like this well composed, well taken picture with nice contrast and good sharpness. This is a very enjoyable picture. Well done.

jhm (211734) 2005-04-25 12:48

Hi Chris,
Excellent scanning again, the low sun on the houses and the palm trees make you picture very attractive, wonderful composition with the great vulcano on the background, good note too Chris!
Greetings,
John.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-04-25 13:55

Very nice composition for this one, Chris. The multiple layers work out fine for this one, and the contrast between the colorful foreground and the pale-looking volcano seems to add a subtle touch of drama. Nice light you got on the tiny white houses. I was thinking of the same movie as Rinie, and added it to the movie titles theme.

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-04-25 16:49

Nice view of this volcano, Chris and good framing of the village and the palms bellow. I hope to see indonesian volcanos in September...

cessy (13647) 2005-04-25 20:52

hi Chris, very nice capture of the place
beautiful scenery, with mountain in the background and the village. the land around the volcanic mountains, usually very fertile, that's why they stay there although sometimes could be dangerous.

maphoto (8082) 2005-04-25 20:53

Nice looking shot Chris, beautiful composition, interesting mood in the background with the mountains, great contrast, well done.

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-04-26 1:56

hi chris, thata a nice contradiction/contrast here: sleepy place where life goes slowely, and the mountain of danger;
very pleasent picture;
bw, jerzy

elihesamian (26149) 2005-04-26 7:10

Great note.
a nice POV and very well captured,all elements are fine here,and strongly composed,I like the kind of light here,very fine for me,in a good time you captured it and people are great to be in the frame here,Thanks for posting it,Chris!

Regards
M

carper (96) 2005-04-26 13:52

very good one Chris,
I like this good point of view, the very good lines and the good very good composition, very good job here, I enjoy it,
gr. Jaap

mumek (20226) 2005-04-27 19:49

Good evening Chris!
Very colorful composition with fantastic light.Nice foreground with children playing around.The note as usual very informative. Thanks for posting
ziggy

bpelvan (3798) 2005-04-28 18:22

Hi Chris,
This is, no doubth, one of your best. Very good composition with scary background volcano and the small part of the village in front. The most touching part is the kids. The volcano and the kids.
Very very good job Chris and thanks for sharing...

mitternacht (1839) 2005-04-29 2:50

Very nice view Chris, it's got a sort of classic quality. It looks like something you'd see on TV in a documentary. The golden light is perfect and the difference in haziness between the foregroung and the background gives the volcano a magical quality. The kids add a lot to the picture.

ianmcall (1213) 2005-05-02 2:04

The low angle lighting is very pleasing and works nicely on the palms to draw the eye up to the dimmer mountain.

The foreground,mid-ground and distance are nicely balanced, but I think I might trim just a little more from the bottom and right hand edge to shift the balance marginally.