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Isle of Skye, Scotland
First one from my trip to Scotland in early June. The obligatory fake colour edit of the fairy pools. Maybe I will post a more realistic version of this spot later in my Scotland series ;)
Canon EOS 60D
Sigma 10-20mm @ 14mm
20 sec. / f8,0
ISO 100
A 'keep to the footpath' fence at Cliffe Pools in Kent! Cliffe Pools is an interesting mix of saline lagoons,freshwater pools, saltmarsh and scrub, which encompasses both an RSPB reserve and several gravel works! Happy Fence Friday everyone!
Fairy Pools in the Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland
Camera: Sony DSLR-A900
Lens: 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
Exposure: 3,2 sec at f/16
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed : 100
Copyright © 2012 Maciej B. Markiewicz; Please do not use without my permission
To celebrate Earth Day today I have posted this one from a couple of months ago. Taken down at Bantham one sunny Saturday afternoon it captures the pools of water left behind by the retreating tide.
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Gravely bottom, riffles, pools, and plenty of shade. Here and there some wood in the stream, with plunge pools and cool, clear water. Polystichum munitum (sword fern) gracing the banks.
Salmon stream.
Fairy Pools, Coire na Creiche, Cuillins, Isle of Skye ....
.... the next in the series. This one gives a better impression of the wee gorges than the previous image .. not to mention the magnificent backdrop of the Cuillin Ridge. Watch this space for more!
There were a number of small trapped areas of water resting on the granite surface of the rocks on Sunset Rock in Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario.
On darksome pools o' stwoneless Stour
An extract from The Water Crowvoot by William Barnes (1847).
A different edit of pictures taken from along the course of the Stour. Mostly from ten, or so, years ago. Distance of time gives a different perspective.
Just off the road to Krýsuvík is a solfatara field at Seltún, Iceland which contains mud pools, acidic hot springs; fumaroles and steaming ground. Fumaroles in the area deposit sulfur and sulphates on the ground near the vents. Fumaroles whose steam is rich in sulfur are called solfataras. The main sulphur area is a fumarole field that lies southwest of the boardwalk at Seltún but sulfur and sulphates around some of the steam vents, mud pools and acidic hot springs were visible to us as we strolled along the boardwalk.
Seltún is part of the large Krýsuvík Geothermal field which lies on one of the NE-SW trending volcanic systems that cross the Reykjanes Peninsula. The volcanic zones lie in the middle of the fissure zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which traverses Iceland and are visible along the south of Reykjanes.
In the mid-20th century there were plans to develop the geothermal field for utilization, including power production, and Seltún then became one of the main drilling targets. There are old drill pads to be seen near the path along the creek. According to the Iceland Geosurvey (ISOR) one of the "boreholes started erupting intermittently in the winter of 2010". They reported that an interval of a few days between the eruptions. We found the spot but on two different visits to the field I saw no sign of geyser activity. ISOR also reports "another old borehole blew up in 1999 forming a crater with a diameter of about 30 m, now filled by mud except where a flow of steam keeps boiling pits open". That unexpected explosion in 1999 reportedly caused the geothermal project to be halted. The springs have been preserved due to the lack of drilling and geothermal exploitation.
Temperatures are over 200 degrees C just below the surface. Geologist from the Iceland Geosurvey believe "the water of the pools is surface water heated by steam from a boiling geothermal reservoir. Accompanying gases such as hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide acidify the water and alter the rock to clay. Only the uppermost 300 m of the reservoir at Seltún is boiling, i.e., follows the boiling curve in accordance with increasing pressure. Below this depth, a temperature inversion occurs, indicating that the boiling section is fed laterally from an upflow some distance away.”
The geothermal field is located in the Reykjanes Geopark.
Geologic and geothermal info from Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR) . Some text in the caption from their web page at: www.geothermal.is/17-seltun-high-temperature-area-solfataras
The Emerald Pools in Rio Los Horcones at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens are a favorite swimming spot. Regular bus service covers the 32 kilometers to the Gardens from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
When the water flow is exceptionally heavy then there are multiple catch basins hence the name "7 Sacred Pools".
Figure 8 Pools are one of those natural wonders you have to see for yourself. I had my Sony P&S so no CPL to cut down the glare, so I shoot these pools at a different angle to your usual aspect. Its great checking out the photos but nothing compares to submerging yourself in those crystal ocean pools. You’ll be surrounded by the bush, cliffs and infinite sea.
Not easy to find and also dangerous place to hang around as the tide comes in!!!
Route 6a Shore Route
Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
attractive new motel on cape cod bay overlooking the sand dunes. 1 and 1/2 miles from the center of provincetown. Large airy rooms with showers and central heat. accomodations for 2-5 persons. Private beach.
Morning shade and some dust in the air at Mana pools. Various animals starting to wander out from their night-time hide-aways.
The Fairy Pools of Glenbrittle on the Isle of Skye. By far the most beautiful place I've taken photos.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III|24-105mm L|Lee Grad Filters
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