From Close Up or Far Away, Amazing Volcano Photos
Geologist Bernhard Edmaier has been photographing the majestic beauty of active and dormant volcanoes for over 15 years
- By Abby Callard
- Smithsonian.com, December 02, 2009
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(Bernhard Edmaier)
Crater Fields
Marsabit Volcano, Kenya
Marsabit Volcano, Kenya
In his new book, Earth on Fire, photographer and geologist Bernhard Edmaier wanted to show more than just the traditional pyrotechnics of volcano eruptions. The crater fields surrounding the Marsabit Volcano show how dramatically volcanoes can shape the landscape. More than 200 craters appeared 500,000 years ago when the volcano became active after a long dormant period. They are all part of Marsabit, a shallow-sloped volcano classified as a shield volcano, which rises 3,000 feet above the Chalbi Desert.
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Comments (14)
really a typical representation of volcano. cool!!!
Posted by tsegay berhe on March 1,2013 | 10:37 AM
Wow that is pretty!
Posted by Kelly on November 15,2011 | 03:00 PM
thats cool
Posted by parker on May 12,2010 | 04:33 PM
its nice i like things like this.its cool
Posted by parker on May 12,2010 | 04:24 PM
It's really amazing!! I love the second picture very much!
Posted by Gigi Chung on May 7,2010 | 05:12 AM
at first I thought this was Crater Lake in Oregon. The water there is just as blue but definitely not acid, there are boats on that lake. So the blue of lakes like this one can't just be from acid. Crater Lake is known for having really clear and pure water, mostly from rain and snow.
Posted by Irena Weygold on May 6,2010 | 09:55 PM
if that is what is left of the cone inside the volcano then is it not the same as Morro Rock in California, one of a series of cones mostly off shore in the Pacific? But it dies not look anything like them, so I wonder.....
Posted by Irena Weygold on May 6,2010 | 06:50 PM
The photo of Grand Prismatic Spring should have mentioned something about its size. An NFL football field is 360 feet long, by 160 feet wide. The hot spring is approximately 250 feet by 300 feet. The only way to fully see the spring is from the air. For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prismatic_Spring
Posted by Bruce D Chambers on May 6,2010 | 04:19 PM
Did you miss Craters of the Moon, in Idaho? While it is long dead there is a lot of information on volcanoes and the different types of end results.
It is not pretty but very interesting.
Posted by Barbara on May 6,2010 | 12:26 PM
this volcano is really cool!
Posted by valarie on April 19,2010 | 07:05 PM
Here is another link stating that it is more consistant with a maar diatreme volcano than a cone shaped classical volcano.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AGUFMNS31B0388R
Posted by Calvin Webb on January 14,2010 | 08:16 AM
You have been misleading people with your comment that it was the inside of a volcanic cone. The volcanic neck was far beneath the surface of the earth as it was the core of a Maar volcano. A maar volcano has a crater much like a dried up lake which is not a cone.
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/volcano/shiprock.html
Posted by Calvin Webb on January 14,2010 | 08:09 AM
Great photographs. As a geography nut, I would enjoy seeing a (at least) little map showing where these volcanoes are, in order to establish a context or framework.
Posted by Paul M. Chekola on December 16,2009 | 02:25 PM
This is a beautiful picture, the color, the spirit, of it all is great, love it//// What a picture/////
Posted by Lorraine on December 16,2009 | 10:56 AM