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A double unusual event: the air quality of Mexico City was such that it allowed the view from the volcanoes Iztacihuatl and Popocatepetl, and second, heavy precipitation covered the volcanoes with more snow than usual. The picture was taken from the Institute of Ecology from the National University of Mexico.
In the foreground the Ecological Reserve of the San Angel Malpais (Reserva Ecolgica del Pedregal de San Angel), a urban reserve completely enclosed by Mexico City and last relict of the unique vegetation of the malpais of the southern of the Valley of Mexico. In the distance, the Iztacihuatl to the left and Popocatepetl to the right, respectively third and second highest elevations in Mexico (5,286 m and 5,452m). Both are part of the National Park Izta-Popo, shared between the states of Mexico and Puebla. Tech specs: Canon 5D MkII, Canon 10-400 f 4-5.6 mm, Benro CF tripod, Acratech V2 head. 4 Pictures. |
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The Pedregal de San Ángel Reserve is located within the National University of Mexico (UNAM). It has an extension of 237 hectares and was decreed in 1983 due a student petition to protect this extraordinary place. The unique ecosystem of the reserve is considered as one the most bio diverse places on the Mexican basin. Its origin dates 5,000 years BC when the Xitle volcano erupted and created a lava outflow on which the particular vegetation established. Now days, after the impressive urban development of Mexico El Pedregal de San Angel Reserve is one of the last natural reserves immerse in one of the biggest city of the World.
The volcanoes Popocatepetl (right) and Iztaccíhuatl (left) increases the beauty of the reserve but unfortunately, the high contamination rates of Mexico city impede to see them for most part of the year, only after windy days that clean the Mexican valley, is possible to admire this spectacular volcanoes. |
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La Palma, Barranco de las Angustias
view from the road below "El Time" direction south on the left the Caldera, in the middle El Paso and Los Llanos, on the right the Atlantic sorry for the blown out clouds, shot directly against the sun technical data: Gear: Leica D-Lux3 Panorama size: 440 megapixels (40740 x 10802 pixels) Input images: 126 (18 columns by 7 rows) Field of view: 189.6 degrees wide by 50.3 degrees high many more panoramas from La Palma: http://www.lapalma-postershop.de/ |
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Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small town Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in Skaftafell National Park.
Laki is part of a volcanic system, centering on the Grímsvötn volcano and including the Eldgjá canyon and Katla volcano, and lies between the glaciers of Mýrdalsjökull and Vatnajökull, in an area of fissures which run in a south-west to north-east direction. In AD 934, the Laki system produced a very large volcanic eruption, as a flood basalt in the Eldgjá eruption, which released 19.6 cubic kilometres (4.7 cu mi) of lava. In 1783-1784, the system erupted again, from the Laki fissure and the adjoining Grímsvötn volcano, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous fluorine/sulfur-dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to famine which killed approximately 25% of the population. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki |
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Facing east from the Double Eagle Airport II, in Albuquerque New Mexico.
The three peaks are the Albuquerque Volcanoes and behind is the Sandia Mountain Range. |
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The Olot Volcanic Field (also known as the Garrotxa Volcanic Field) is a Holocene volcanic field in the northeast corner of Spain. The small town in the gigapan is Les Preses observed from the Recreative Area of Xenacs.
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Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small town Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in Skaftafell National Park.
Laki is part of a volcanic system, centering on the Grímsvötn volcano and including the Eldgjá canyon and Katla volcano, and lies between the glaciers of Mýrdalsjökull and Vatnajökull, in an area of fissures which run in a south-west to north-east direction. In AD 934, the Laki system produced a very large volcanic eruption, as a flood basalt in the Eldgjá eruption, which released 19.6 cubic kilometres (4.7 cu mi) of lava. In 1783-1784, the system erupted again, from the Laki fissure and the adjoining Grímsvötn volcano, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous fluorine/sulfur-dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to famine which killed approximately 25% of the population. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki |