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This is the fastest-changing area in the Norris Geyser Basin, in the north-west of Yellowstone National Park. In turn, Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest geothermal areas in the park (up to 138ĖC for some steam vents).
The milky colour of the mineral deposited here inspired the naming of Porcelain Basin. The mineral, siliceous sinter, is brought to the surface by hot water and forms a "sheet" over this flat area as the water flows across the ground and the mineral settles out. If the mineral seals off a hot spring or geyser by accumulating in its vent, the hot, pressurised water may flow underground to another weak area and blow through it.
Siliceous sinter is also called geyserite. Deposits usually accumulate very slowly, less than 2.5 cm per century, and form the geyser cones and mounds seen in most geyser basins. - From National Park Service webpages.
This image is scanned from a negative.
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Kodachrome Basin, Utah
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A re-edit of a frame from 2021 - Dusk over Hermit Basin on Lake Pedder, South West Tasmania.
A was a beautiful evening as we drove into Strathgordon with the mist forming in the hills and around the lake-shore. Two guys were fly fishing from a dinghy in the middle of the bay. It was so completely still we could hear the whip of their casts.
Was never that happy with the first iteration, it lost that transition in the sky from indigo to gold and the light on the little pyramid hill wasn't doing it for me.
Nikon Z6, Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70 f/4.0 S, 1/30th sec at f/5.6, ISO 800 FL ~27mm
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The Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest geyser basin in the park and is located near the northwest edge of Yellowstone Caldera near Norris Junction and on the intersection of three major faults. The Norris-Mammoth Corridor is a fault that runs from Norris north through Mammoth to the Gardiner, Montana, area. The Hebgen Lake fault runs from northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana, to Norris. This fault experienced an earthquake in 1959 that measured 7.4 on the Richter scale (sources vary on exact magnitude between 7.1 and 7.8; see 1959 Yellowstone earthquake). Norris Geyser Basin is so hot and dynamic because these two faults intersect with the ring fracture zone that resulted from the creation of the Yellowstone Caldera of 640,000 years ago.
Looking North, Northeast over Huckleberry Basin towards the North Cascades. Taken from the first crest onto the Sourdough Ridge Trail. The faint peak in the far distant center is Mount Pilchuck.
For those of you who have never been to Yellowstone, compare this scene with the Norris Basin, two photos previously. Norris looks bleak because its water is acidic, and secondarily because the water is hotter than in the other basins. The Upper Basin, which includes Old Faithful, has more vegetation and color.
Most of Yellowstone has thermophiles that produce yellows, oranges, and brown, as here. Norris (not shown) has orange-browns, reds, and some olive-greens.
It's hard to believe that it was two years ago today that we in Yellowstone and the Tetons, and that we haven't traveled since. Well, scratch 2015, and now we're planning trips later this year and early next year. In fact, we're going to try and catch the bird migration in Arizona next Feb. or March. Maybe Yellowstone again in May 2017 or 2018. Thanks to all who stayed with me and commented over the years.
This is located in western Kansas. See Below.
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Big Basin Prairie Preserve Wildlife Area
The Big Basin Prairie Preserve is 1,818 acres of native mixed grass prairie managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. This area is in the Red Hills region of Kansas. The landscape can generally be described as rolling hills with both level uplands and small canyons. The preserve also includes an intermittent stream , Keiger Creek, which flows through the northeast corner of the preserve, and two non-draining basins that make the preserve topographically and geologically unique.
Big Basin:
Big Basin is a large circular depression. It is about one mile in diameter and about 100 feet deep. The walls of the basin are nearly vertical. Scattered across the floor of Big Basin are a number of small ephemeral ponds that catch and temporarily hold the water that flows into the basin. U.S. Highway 283 bisects Big Basin, with approximately two-thirds of the basin lying east of the road and within the confines of the preserve. The remaining western third of the basin is privately owned.
Little Basin:
The Little Basin is about 280 yards in diameter and 35 feet from rim to floor. Within Little Basin is a small permanent pond known as St. Jacobās Well. St. Jacobās Well is a pool of water about 84 feet in diameter that has never been known to go dry. The well has been the subject of many local legends, most associated with the idea that the well was bottomless and/or connected to an underground stream that was capable of washing away anything that fell in the well. The well was also reportedly inhabited by blind fish. Research has shown the well to be roughly funnel shaped and 58 feet deep. No evidence of any underground stream or blind fish has been found.
Big Basin, Little Basin, and St. Jacobās Well were formed in the recent geological past by a process known as solution-subsidence. This process occurs when surface water gains access and dissolves underground deposits of salt, gypsum, or limestone. The overlaying layers of rock and minerals subside to fill the volume vacated by the water soluble deposits. The process of solution - subsidence is thought to still be occurring, and small depressions have been noted forming within Little Basin.
Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level.
The Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park is the lowest point in the US at 282 feet below sea level. The basin is covered in salt flats left over from the evaporation of the 1.9 inches of rain a year. The mountains in the distance are over 5 miles away.
I am getting excited about returning to Death Valley in a couple weeks.
In October 2016 I made a trip out to see the Copper Basin Railway before their imminent demise. Fortunately copper rebounded and that hasn't happened yet. Perhaps I will get another attempt next year.
This Copper Basin Railway Train was hauling huge bars of smelted copper. I wish I had taken a photo of the bars. Next time I guess.
The upper geyser basin of yellowstone's west side is most notable for old faithful. however there are hundreds of geysers, steam vents, and hot springs throughout the area.
Honeycomb pattern of polygon-shaped pans on the salt flats in Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park. The Panamint Range is in the background.
Think this nicely illustrates the quality of the Canon EOS M3.
Clearly a premier engine in a small body.
This was a handheld shot.
American Basin is an irresistible ādetourā off Cinnamon Pass.
I'm taking some of by best work off of Deviantart.com and sharing them here. This goes back 15-20 years.
As for a general idea of where this is in the state, imagine going east from the Million Dollar Hwy. (between Silverton and Ouray. Go less than 60 miles (I'm guessing.) Cinnamon has a close neighboring pass called Engineer Pass, (both going well above timberline and closed in the winter months. )
If you are a 4x4 (off-road) fan of old mountain mining roads and spectacular scenery, this is impressive, and I've seen a lot of Colorado mountains.
There is the possibility (in a 4x4) of starting in either Silverton or Lake City, CO. to travel from one pass to the other making the entire "Alpine Loop."
There are five 14ers in the area, most of their hiking trails begin on this pass or Engineer.
To the left, out of frame is one of them, Handies Peak; one of the more "doable" 14ers in Colorado, provided you are sufficiently acclimated. Altitude sickness is pretty common above timberline, especially if you are hiking. Headaches and nausea, (having experienced it once), is not fun and can sure spoil an otherwise wonderful experience.
It was getting towards the end of September; the Aspen were glorious, and the San Juans had just had a nice snowfall the previous night. The snow only stuck to the highest peaks.
Last Tuesday evening, the combination of the Spring Tide and the recent heavy rain fall allowed the River Avon overfill the Cumberland Basin for the fourth time this year.
I have never known this to happen until this year; although somewhat worrying it does create great reflections.
The basin at Bowling Harbour is a location I have been wanting to visit for a while, I spent the evening shooting many different angles.
Such a calming spot, only to be disturbed by the passing trains only yards away from me.
Taken using the shipwrecks as the foreground with the sunlit Erskine Bridge to the distant left and the Earl of Mar championship golf course to the right.
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Tripod mounted, manual settings, heliopan ten stop filter with an exposure time of ninety seconds.
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( Published as the "Picture Of The Day" in the Glasgow Herald - Jun 6, 2013 )
People flock to see the lowest point in North America. According to the sign, the elevation is -282 feet. But that is incorrect. The elevation here at Badwater is actually -279 or -280 feet. The actual lowest stop is about three miles out on the playa. It used to be marked with a small rock with -282 painted on it. I'm not sure if it's still there.
Badwater used to be the presumed lowest spot in the Western Hemisphere until it was discovered that Laguna del CarbĆ³n in Argentina was lower. Its elevation is -344 feet.
Occasional Badwater Basin will flood after heavy rains. When that happens, Lake Manly makes an appearance. The water can get several feet deep.
I believe that is Death Valley Canyon on the far side, about eight miles away.
Badwater Basin
Death Valley National Park
Working on my picture postcard files that I had put off doing for some time!
This is the Caledonian Canal basin at Corpach with the magnificent Ben Nevis in the background,the highest mountain in the UK.
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This is a photograph of Blackwall Basin, which is an inland waterway that is part of the Canary Wharf financial district. This scene shows the multitude of house boats that are permanently moored in this area.
The Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest geyser basin in the park and is located near the northwest edge of Yellowstone Caldera near Norris Junction and on the intersection of three major faults. The Norris-Mammoth Corridor is a fault that runs from Norris north through Mammoth to the Gardiner, Montana, area. The Hebgen Lake fault runs from northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana, to Norris. This fault experienced an earthquake in 1959 that measured 7.4 on the Richter scale (sources vary on exact magnitude between 7.1 and 7.8; see 1959 Yellowstone earthquake). Norris Geyser Basin is so hot and dynamic because these two faults intersect with the ring fracture zone that resulted from the creation of the Yellowstone Caldera of 640,000 years ago.
Architects: MacCormac Jamieson Prichard & Wright for the LDDC, 1986-8. Housing known as Newlands Quay, Maynards Quay and Peartree Lane, all Grade II listed in 2018 as 'an urbane and imaginative residential group in the Post-Modernist idiom'. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Cliff hanging rattlesnakes. This pair was about 7 feet from the base of the cliff and about 10 from the top. Its pretty neat to find rattlesnakes while looking up instead of down for a change.
Gimli Ridge Video:
Mountain Goat struggling with Horse Flies near this spot:
Mulvey Basin as seen from Gimli Ridge in Valhalla Provincial Park.
Canoeists row their way past Regency Wharf, the food & drink area next to Birmingham's Gas Street Basin.
In the background is the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the 24 storey building was completed in 1990.
I was all set to leave this area as I'd just captured the shot I wanted from Castle Geyser in Yellowstone National Parkā¦ but something told me to look a little closer. I could barely see much of anything without any moon or other light source but I could barely make out what looked geyser spray from some distant geysers. So when I captured a quick test shot looking down Geyser Basin, I was blown away by all the geysers I saw spraying up into the night sky. I'm sure glad I saw all those geysers further down the basin before I headed out!
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We won't be including Yellowstone National Park in our 2017 Night Photography Workshop schedule but we will be doing so in 2018. Sure, this takes some patience but we'd rather do it with everything lined up just right. That said, we just released our 2017 Workshop Schedule timed with December Discount Days which gives students 20% off workshop fees paid all this month. Check out the event details at www.NightPhotographyWorkshop.com and enter the discount code 'december' on our checkout page to get your discount.
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Sunset at the main basin of Gloucester Docks. Tommy Nielsens shipyard at the left, the West Quay apartment buildings and the Lock Warehouse at the right.
Used a two stop hard grad filter to get better contrast in the sky with the amazing clouds we had that evening.
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From WikiPedia:
Paddington Basin is an area of London at Paddington named after the nearby canal basin.
The junction of the Regent's Canal and the Grand Junction Canal is close to this point but the basin itself is the terminus of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Junction Canal. It was opened in 1801. Paddington was chosen because of its position on the New Road which led to the east, providing for onward transport. In its heyday, the basin was a major trans-shipment facility, and a hive of activity.
A consortium in partnership with British Waterways began work in January 2000 by draining the basin.
The basin is now the centre of a major redevelopment and is surrounded by modern buildings.