Geysers del Tatio, Chile

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 11, 2011185 views10 comments

The idea of this picture was to capture one of the intense steam flows at the Tatio Geotermal Field, and still combine this image with the frigid temperature (-10°C / 14°F) at this early time of the day. Finally this was one of the first shots I made that day, just before sunrise.

This geyser field is located in the high mountains of Northern Chile (more than 4000 meters/13800 feet above sea level), not too far from the Bolivian border. The best time to visit and admire the steam flows is at first light in the morning. Such was this case, making this shot at 5:53AM.

Data: F16, 1/8sec, ISO 200, 18mm.

Thank you for commenting.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 11, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Like the way the 2 smaller vents add depth behind the bigger geyser Rodrigo.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Very moody image.

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Comment posted by richard remington on February 11, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Rodrigo,

Great shot! It almost has alunar appearance to it. The scene is a classic action shot of a desolate location.

Rick

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 12, 2011 at 12:18 AM

Love the blue tones throughout and your composition is excellent. A bleak looking landscape, almost other-worldly, that really comes across with your early morning image. Outstanding work.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 12, 2011 at 12:34 AM

Lunar appearance is indeed a correct description! I love the mood and even the bright spot in the BG fits in this image. Somehow I do wish the entire steam flow would be included in the frame; perhapas less FG and more room on top.

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on February 12, 2011 at 8:05 AM

Very impressive capture. I was thinking I would be alone in my feeling this had a lunar feel to it.

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Comment posted by Jason Risinger on February 12, 2011 at 8:32 AM

I seriously cannot believe this only has 6 comments so far. This is so unique for a geyser image, not to mention skillfully and beautifully captured. It's moody, well balanced, and evokes a strong sense of the place. Great work.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on February 12, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Love the cold blue presentation here Rodrigo. The atmosphere created by all the mist is sweet too. Very well done. Cheers

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on February 14, 2011 at 11:58 AM

Amazing capture Rodrigo!

Michael

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Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on February 14, 2011 at 1:51 PM

Thank you all for such nice comments. I was a bit worried about leaving it "too blue", but I still wanted to somehow show the really cold conditions at that early hour of the day. Thanks a lot!

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