The Boiling Point

"The Boiling Point" by José Ramos

Location: Hverir, Iceland

"This is the extraterrestrial Hverir geothermal area in Iceland where the scars on the surface of Earth are joined by the steaming hot sulfur smokes and boiling mud showing us that our planet is very much alive and constantly renovating itself. This photo was shot during sunrise at 2 am in June 2016, right after a fantastic midnight sun display in the nearby area of the Krafla Volcano. It was probably the best light display of the whole trip with nonstop intense warm light for 4 hours. The original plan for that day was to shoot the west side of the Dettifoss waterfall, but I was unfortunately surprised by a blocked staircase to the shooting spots. The place was still filled with dangerous slippery ice near the borders. There was no internet on the spot to check the cloud cover forecast and redo the shooting plan so I rushed to return to Ring Road. This was my third visit to the country and I knew that the Krafla volcano crater and the Hverir Geothermal area were near, so they were the chosen spots for that day. As you can guess, I do not regret this choice! It would become usual on these midnight sun sessions that there were four people on the spot between sunset and sunrise in a place that was usually crowded with dozens (hundreds?) of visitors”.

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Color Changing Fine Art Print
Photographer: José Ramos
Composition by: EFX Gallery
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