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If you really focus, you can almost smell the chlorine. Seriously, the chlorine smell was so incredibly strong at this pool. Burned my sinuses. I lived on Maui with that glorious tropical turquoise ocean; you couldn't get me into this pool for $100. OK, maybe $110, but who would offer that?
Surprise Pool, Great Fountain Group, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Hotspot, northwestern Wyoming, USA in August 2011 (looking ~NNW).
Above: This overflowing hot spring has an intense blackish-blue to blackish-green color. Vigorous boiling occurs along portions of the pool border and sometimes near the center. Surprise Pool does not have geyser eruptions.
Below: Surprise Pool’s drainage channel heads ~WSW and is bordered by irregularly wavy geyserite crusts. The deep yellowish and orangish-brown colored areas have extremophile bacterial mats.
with Bass Rock in the background. Best seen on Black.
Canon 5DII
Zeiss 21mm f/2.8
and my trusty bicycle light
nrhp # 81000193- Venetian Pool, opened in 1924 as "Venetian Casino," was created from a 4 acres (16,000 m2) old coral rock quarry, abandoned in 1921. The pool was founded by George Merrick as part of the development of Coral Gables, which was created in Mediterranean Revival style and utilized a large amount of coral for ornamental features of the community. The remaining quarry was reconfigured by architect Phineas Paist and designed by artist Denman Fink. Named for Mediterranean city of Venice, Italy, the pool included a Venetian style bridge and classic mooring posts.[2][3][4]
The Venetian Pool has gone through several phases. A large additional island was created to allow Venetian style gondolas to dock alongside though the gondolas were later removed. A high diving platform was constructed above the grand waterfall and was also later torn down. Early in its history, the pool was regularly drained completely to permit the Miami Symphony to perform in it, taking advantage of the quarry's natural acoustic qualities. In 2001, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Coral Gables, the pool was once again drained for an orchestral performance. A 1989 renovation restored many of the pool's original features.[4]
In 1981, Venetian Pool was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and is the only pool listed on the register.
The pool occupies a shallow quarry displacing some 820,000 US gallons (3,100 m3) of fresh water daily from artesian wells, making it the largest freshwater pool in the United States.[4]
The pool ranges in depth from four feet to depths of over eight feet near the grand waterfall, with a two-foot kiddy pool near the lifeguard station; the station is atop a bridge leading out to an island with two full size palm trees on it. A grotto, where natural water-filled caves stretch back over twelve feet into the hillside, is located across the pool from the island. There is a sandy sunning area for sunbathers and a café area that is commonly used for weddings and receptions. A walking path surrounds the whole complex.
The pool received a massive historical restoration in 1989.[2] The pool had another major renovation (and was closed to the public) between September 8, 2008 and April 30, 2009
The pool has come under criticism from environmentalists due to the massive amounts of fresh water it uses daily, raising concerns that the process of completely draining the pool every night and refilling it the following day was depleting the Floridian aquifers. In 1998 a solution was devised to drain the water back into the aquifer, using natural ground filtration, thus recycling the precious natural resource, while allowing the pool to maintain its fresh, clear water.
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Pool at Nesma Roots Compound, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Panasonic GH1 with Lumix G 14-140 mm kit lens. Vivid colour mode.
Krueger Park Pool. City Council is discussing closing this next summer to save money. It's never generated positive cash flow. The original facility was as a public works project during the Great Depression. The pool itself was rebuilt in the late '80's or early 90's, but the buildings, steps, and seating remain pretty much original.
I don't have many "good" or recent shots of the pool so I stopped to take a few photos of the pool on my days off this summer.
The problem with outdoor pool shots on sunny days is getting past the high contrast lighting, yielding a good exposure across the scene.
Another problem is outdoor pool shooting without getting park management (or even the police called) because people are uncomfortable with your camera. (Yes, that did happen on at least one occasion this summer. Fortunately, parks management know me and explained I was harmless. Advised me to not do this again unless scheduled in advance.)
The 77.5-acre Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, located along the banks of the Little Lehigh Creek in Emmaus, Pa., was entrusted to Wildlands Conservancy in 1975 by the late Leonard Parker Pool, founder of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
The Sanctuary features the Harry C. Trexler Environmental Educational Center, which houses the Lehigh River Watershed Exhibit. The Lehigh River Watershed Exhibit is a part of the Conservancy's environmental education outreach. School children from across the Lehigh Valley visit the Lehigh River Watershed Exhibit to learn about the wildlife in the Lehigh River Watershed. The Exhibit features a series of interactive displays presenting basic watershed concepts, a diorama of Pennsylvania mammals and birds, a live amphibian and reptile terrarium, a fresh-water stream aquarium, and a unique window seat that overlooks the ponds.
The Pool Wildlife Sanctuary is also the home of the Environmental Enrichment Center, which houses the Conservancy's Education Department offices and classrooms. The remainder of Wildlands Conservancy's offices can be found in the white farmhouse.
The grounds also feature a pavilion, a bird blind, an arboretum, ponds, nature trails, a collection of native Pennsylvania trees, deep woods and wildflower meadow. Open year-round to the public, seven days per week from dawn to dusk, the Sanctuary is known for its excellent nature education calendar and activities for children and adults.