Pohutu Geyser by jyokota

Pohutu Geyser

We visited Te Puia in the Whakarewarewa geothermal Valley. I have never been in an area where the entire town -- no, the entire region ! -- smelled of sulfur. In fact, the smell kept me awake at night. But where there is such water, there are interesting sites of geyesers, bubbling mud, and healing hot baths.

We had been there for a few hours, seeing the sites, the Maori cultural show, admiring the geysers, etc. Just as we were about to leave, we turned and saw this magnificent 100 ft/ / 30 meter geyser shooting up in the air! Apparently, Pohutu erupts about 20 times a day. I ran back to take photos from close up because I thought I could capture the power of the force better. But in the end, this one shows the scale of the geyser's height better because you can see the tiny people in the foreground on the bridge. Closeup, you get a lot of steam and no people in your photos.

Link to a closeup photo taken the following day, during the "Golden Hour"
http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2013-07-19
Wow - looks amazing
July 23rd, 2013  
Well times, nice composition too.
July 23rd, 2013  
Nice capture!
July 23rd, 2013  
Bob
Very nice capture of this geyser. This distant view seems to show it off the best.
July 23rd, 2013  
The power of nature! Really impressive capture. Sometimes getting the whole picture works better!
July 23rd, 2013  
Powerful image to see -- beautiful too, but the one you posted in the golden hour -- wow!!
July 23rd, 2013  
Wonderful
July 25th, 2013  
The pov is great giving a sense of the power and height of the geyser.
July 25th, 2013  
How incredible! Any onsen in the area? This shot really portrays the force and size perfectly.
July 27th, 2013  
Great to see the geyser in context, shows its size.
July 28th, 2013  
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