2. Faces of Melanesia

Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands

People of Fergusson Island, yam house, hot springs, kitten on a beam
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Pitcher plant at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
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Pitcher plant at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG

  • Sulfur and pebbles at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG
  • Small geyser at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Woman walking through the steam at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG (better at larger sizes)<br /> <br /> Re DreamCatcher's comment there are stories handed down that speak of people jumping in, thinking to get a quick hot bath, and dying horrible, but mercifully quick deaths.<br /> <br /> According to my young guide, the water in the hot springs is boiling hot or even hotter (super heated) and the local people have favorite spots where they can go to cook their food. The woman seen through the steam and small geysers is bringing food to cook in the hot springs. My young guide is the one with the red hibiscus in his hair here: <a href="http://goo.gl/bx4BO">http://goo.gl/bx4BO</a>.
  • Small bubbling pool with crystal deposits at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Pitcher plant at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Sulphur terraces and reflections, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG<br /> <br /> 68 mm, 1/160 sec, f10, ISO 160<br /> <br /> More interesting photos of the hot springs can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/tqFBF">http://goo.gl/tqFBF</a>
  • Sulfur terraces, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG<br /> <br /> 210 mm, 1/240 sec, f10, ISO 180
  • Green fumarole with crystals, next to a blue pool, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG (check out the feet in the top left corner for a sense of scale)<br /> <br /> Yes there was a strong sulphur smell, and I get asthma when there is sulphur in the air (including from car fumes in polluted cities), so my challenge here was to take photographs while holding my breath :-). Don't worry, there were only a few areas with bad sulphur smells, so I escaped with no ill effects by heading up wind from the vents after taking a photo.<br /> <br /> Wow, there are so many superb photos today; you guys are great!! I will try to get to all of them to comment, but have a busy work morning.<br /> <br /> <br /> 24 mm, 1/160 sec, f11, iSO 160<br /> <br /> For other neat photos from the hot springs, see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/jfmkj">http://goo.gl/jfmkj</a>
  • Bridge across hot stream, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG
  • Boiling mud hole, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG
  • Hot springs with small geyser, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Turquoise blue pool at hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG<br /> <br /> Yes, it really was that colour of blue!<br /> <br /> 12 mm, 1/125 sec, f11, iSO 160
  • Large hot spring with geyser, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Island, PNG<br /> <br /> This was a geyser that went off at random intervals, with anywhere from small to large eruptions that lasted only a second or two, so you had to be quick to catch one.
  • Resting by the hot springs, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Portrait of a man, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
  • Kitten practicing its balance beam routine, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG (better at larger sizes)<br /> <br /> I couldn't decide between this photo of the kitten and the one seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/R5WL1">http://goo.gl/R5WL1</a><br /> Any opinions? This link also shows the last of the hot springs photos
  • Kitten on beam, Fergusson Is, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, PNG
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