Yellow, a photo from Bay of Plenty, North Island

Photographer's Note

Striking landscape from Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland near Rotorua.

Waiotapu, also spelt Wai-O-Tapu (Māori for "sacred waters") is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone. It is 27 kilometres south of Rotorua.[ Due to dramatic geothermal conditions beneath the earth, the area has many hot springs noted for their colourful appearance, in addition to the Lady Knox Geyser, Champagne Pool, Artist's Palette, Primrose Terrace and boiling mud pools. These can mostly be viewed through access by foot, and in addition to a paid and curated experience, naturally forming hot springs appear around the area. The geothermal area covers 18 square kilometres. Prior to European occupation the area was the homeland of the Ngati Whaoa tribe who descended from those on the Arawa waka (canoe).
The Champagne Pool is behind, covered in the steam. The water temperature is close to 100 degrees.

Bigger beta pictcure, worth seeing

Oyster Pool

You go around on the wooden platforms.

pajaran, ikeharel, danos, Fis2, papagolf21, alvaraalto, alvaraalto, holmertz, jhm, jimmyjimmy, ChrisJ, ktanska, adramad, PiotrF, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds, PaulVDV, macjake has marked this note useful

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ikeharel (105901) 2018-06-19 0:43

Hi Malgo,
Boiling water in the backdrop of the yellow sulphur residue on the ground.
A phenomenon never I saw for real.
Intriguing, interesting reading in the note, wonderfully shown objects and allocated over the picture space.
My best regards,
Ike

danos (110407) 2018-06-19 0:45

Witaj MAlgo,
impressive the environment with the yellow sulphur to be the eye catching of the scene.The hot spring on the backdrop with the steam over it makes the scene even more attractive.

Regards,danos

Fis2 (155625) 2018-06-19 0:49

Czesc Malgosiu!
Bardzo ciekawe miejsce, widok robi wrazenie.
LAdny kadr, super swiatlo i kolorystyka.
Czy ten zolty piasek ma cos z siarka?
Pozdrawim.
Milego dnia.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152599) 2018-06-19 1:01

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
Impressionnante prise de vue de ce lac où il est conseillé de ne pas mettre son pied dans l'eau !
Très intéressante et enrichissante note.
Merci pour le partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Nicou (193806) 2018-06-19 1:19

Hlelo

quelle image et vue quelle roche jaune sueprbe et en fond ces vapeur qui se soulèvent quel effet très intéressantes vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

Silvio1953 (205719) 2018-06-19 3:08

Ciao cara Malgo, manorama surreale, se non fosse per le persone che si intravedono sembrerebbe di essere in un altro pianeta, magnifici colori, ottima nitidezza e splendida luce, brava, un caro abbraccio Silvio

alvaraalto (42276) 2018-06-19 3:17

Hello Malgo
Fascinating images of this volcanic environment. I think the yellow is a sulphur compound. In combination with the steaming sources it looks very ominous. Excellent series to give us an impression of this area.
Have a nice day, groet Rob

lousat (129957) 2018-06-19 3:20

Ciao Malgo,this is one of the most interesting and beautiful places that you seen in your last trip i think,3 fantastic pics,i like a lot the pool in the WS that reminds me Iceland,a very bright sulfur yellow in the main pic too,very well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (92852) 2018-06-19 4:05

Hello Malgo,
Three bright and spectacular photos, which all gain a lot from being seen in the large versions. Sometimes size really matters. The photos are all very well exposed and the colours are fascinating. This is probably even more fantastic than Iceland.
Kind regards,
Gert

jhm (203003) 2018-06-19 4:50

Hello Malgo,

A wonderful panorama view with the hot water source in background.
Nice super wide image.
Excellent composition and presentation , nice captured.
Very well done, TFS .

Have a nice day,
John.

mkamionka (61226) 2018-06-19 4:56

Czesc Malgorzata,
takie wlasnie zolte kolory mialem na mysli -mysle ze w Etiopii sa najbardziej spektakularne ale widze ze i tutaj piekne mialas widoki!
Tutaj swiatlo ulozylo sie bardzo ciekawie z tak interesujacym pochmurnym niebem i parujacymi goracymi zrodlami. Wspanialy naturalny krajobraz,chcialbym sie tam kiedys wybrac choc pewnienajblizej mam na Islandie...
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
M

Sergiom (117241) 2018-06-19 6:04

Ciao Malgo,

Tu as eu bien du courage de t'approcher d'aussi près car cela doit sentir très fort si je me fie au souffre sur le sol en avant plan. La fumée apporte tout un bel atmosphère.

Amicalement

Serge

Royaldevon (75378) 2018-06-19 7:49

Hello Malgo,

No wonder this is thought of as a sacred place.
Without the knowledge, what would you think of these high temperature waters and steam gushing from the ground!
What an amazing country New Zealand is!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful view of the steamy b/g and sulphur coloured f/g.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

Cricri (176) 2018-06-19 7:51

Hi Malgorzata
Impressionnante scène que donne la vapeur venant du lac, fascinant cette couleur jaune , magnifique paysage très surprenant
Bonne journée
cricri

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2018-06-19 9:44

Hej
Ciekawy kolor - seledynek mgły mieszający się z chmurami powyżej. Świetne kolorki.
Pozdrawiam :)

ChrisJ (160008) 2018-06-19 10:12

Hi Malgo,

I think I will pass on the swimming, lol! This looks similar to Iceland or Yellowstone, neither of which I have visited. A good wide angled view and the safety fence and tourists add scale. Tfs!

ktanska (40067) 2018-06-19 10:32

Hi Malgo,
Yellow tones of sulphur look so surprising. You picked that well as a foreground theme while hot spring steams in the background. So fascinating.
Kari

adramad (67000) 2018-06-19 12:06

Hi, Malgo.
Fascinating as we can see the powers of the earth in these places, good contrast this yellow foreground by the influence of sulfur, with the perspective of the lagoon, the steam and the line of trees in the background is a fantastic landscape.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; they are all perfectly realized factors, in this beautiful image.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

PiotrF (52330) 2018-06-19 12:48

Czesc Malgo
Ciekawe miejsce choc zapewne woda nie polecana do kapieli. Zolty osad to pewnie jakies zwiazki siarki tworzace magiczna kolorystyke miejsca.
Zdjecia w warsztacie tez bardzo ciekawie pokazujace to miejsce niewatpliwie warte odwiedzenia.
pozdrawiam
Piotr

jemaflor (135424) 2018-06-19 23:36

Hi Malgo,
Impressive and interesting location with this phenomenon, pleasant composition well made with the yellow color in the FG, I imagine the flavor ...

COSTANTINO (104159) 2018-06-19 23:43

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice time
you are very lucky to travrl all over the
world and now from this strange place
an active geothermal area at the
southern end of the Okataina Volcanic
Centre all your notes are really useful
welldone
regards
Costantino

pierrefonds (103537) 2018-06-20 5:00

HI Malgo,

You have captured well the vapors coming out of the geothermal pool. The point of view is showing the details thesulfure colored eath and of the trees. The light is making the colours to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

kasianowak (15818) 2018-06-20 14:45

Rzeczywiscie, pierwszy plan oraz opary z termicznych zrodel podobne do Islandii. Ale na Islandii nie ma takich lasow, w ogole jest raczej niewiele drzew.

PaulVDV (54853) 2018-06-21 9:06

Hello Malgo,
I believe you've been in Yellowstone NP. Isn't this here a bit similar? I don't know, I've never been in Yellowstone but have seen pictures of it.
It's very fascinating to see such a large geothermal area and also to find forests that nearby.
The rising vapors show that the water must be very hot. The place where visitors can come, is very clearly demarcated.
Best regards, Paul

gervaso (28177) 2018-06-21 13:36

Hello, Malgo!

The yellow ground in the foreground makes a very nice contrast with the background for its strong colors! The smoke creates a very interesting atmosphere and the people are a great scale to the image! Wonderful place and composition!

carlo62 (81265) 2018-06-21 15:28

Ciao Malgo
certo che è proprio strano il mondo, abbiamo il troppo freddo e il troppo caldo, ci sono situazioni come i vulcani e situazioni come queste. Certo, con la scienza è tutto spiegabile, ma l'effetto rimane a farci sembrare tutto così spettacolare e incredibile.
Saluti
Carlo

jean113 (22047) 2018-06-23 7:45

Hello Malgo, I can almost smell the sulphur from here!
An excellent shot of a natural phenomena, worthy of a National Geographic picture.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

jmdias (102900) 2018-06-23 9:50

malgo

nice detail of the sulfur mount in FG and the ring with tourists and fog ahead. very nice mood.
my friend once visited a cave with insects that shines inside, like a starry night. did you visit this place?

take care

jorge

macjake (96157) 2018-06-30 13:23

Hi Malgo
About my 2 nights in Groznjan. we arrived late in the evening, 6 pm or so on the first night, and we were tired from driving 6+ hours to get there from Split. So we wanted 2 nights in quite Groznjan to relax and unwind, take a break without any pressure :) It was nice

obviously this one reminds me of being in Iceland, i'm sure it does for you as well.

nice to see some blue sky in the upper bg too, and the lower fg is equally attractive. I wonder what the smell was like? Interesting pics and places
cheers
Craig

Lidka (527) 2018-07-06 23:55

Dear Małgorzata!
Dużo ciekawe się tu dzieje, jak na obrazie Jana Cybisa. Co za kolorystka. Ładnie nasycone kolory. Nie ma to jak podróże na Nową Zelandię. Jestem pod wrażeniem.
Well done!