Uploads from Diana Michaels, tagged fumarola, with geodata

A Kiss from Hades

nobody@flickr.com (Diana Michaels) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:57:52 -0700

This image needs an explanation. Even if I tell you that this is a fumarole, it still needs to be explained, right? How about 'solfatara'? Well, this image is taken from above a smokey hole near hot springs, and there is steam coming from it (the brighter side of the image)

A fumarole (Latin 'fumus', smoke) is an opening in a planet's crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases [carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide]

The steam is created when superheated water turns to steam as its pressure drops when it emerges from the ground. The name solfatara, from the Italian solfo, sulfur (via the Sicilian dialect), is given to fumaroles that emit sulfurous gases.

Exif: ISO 1600 ; f/5.6 ; 1/30 ; @55mm

Hot Spring Diptych

nobody@flickr.com (Diana Michaels) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:14:18 -0700

Diana Michaels posted a photo:

The Hot Springs named Sandhólshver were formed during the violent South Iceland earthquake of 1896. For a long time the hot springs served a practical purpose: heating the surounding houses. The temperature at present is 94°C.

On the picture to the right you can see a little fumarole - notice the smoke coming out directly from the ground. It makes a very particular sound.

Exif: ISO 100 ; f/5.6 ; 1/320 & 1/125 ; @14mm

Lonely Planet

nobody@flickr.com (Diana Michaels) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:52:26 -0800

Diana Michaels posted a photo:

Fumarole in Námaskarð, the area of Krafla, Iceland.

A fumarole (Latin 'fumus', smoke) is an opening in a planet's crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases [carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide]

The steam is created when superheated water turns to steam as its pressure drops when it emerges from the ground.

The name solfatara, from the Italian solfo, sulfur (via the Sicilian dialect), is given to fumaroles that emit sulfurous gases.

Exif:
ISO 100 ; f/18 (with 3-stop ND filter) ; 5 sec ; @18mm
Magic Cloth Technique
And you can see that it was quite windy :)

Fumarole in Krýsuvík

nobody@flickr.com (Diana Michaels) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:38:50 -0700

Diana Michaels posted a photo:

The camera was on the ground.

Exif: ISO 125 ; f/4 ; 1/30 ; @18mm