Krakatau volcano: eruption Oct 2018 - miscellaneous
Along with a small group, Tom Pfeiffer stayed on the island group during a Volcano Special tour from 13-19 Oct. Some impressions from the volcano and the tour:
Many fresh bomb impacts from activity during the previous weeks can be seen on the way through the f... [info]
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Ronny looking slightly worried as we discover a very fresh bomb impact: This one was still warm, pro... [info]
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An older, but spectacular long ribbon-shaped bomb with Marina as scale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Another old lava bomb that merits a textbook entry, resembling a giant turtle. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Observing the activity with care from Anak Krakatau. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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As the beach of Rakata facing Anak Krakatau erodes, many tress fall and with their roots upside they... [info]
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Fallen tree trunks on the beach of Rakata. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Detail of tree trunks at the beach. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Water polished wood. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Roots of a tree with curved shapes. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Arrival of a small wave. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Floating red leaf (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Red leaf (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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A wave has washed the leaf to shore. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Andrey (lower part of image) observing the activity from the 2013 lava flow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Shadows on the sand (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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On the way to observe Anak Krakatau from closer by boat (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Evening mood from the camp during a calm phase (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Night view of Anak Krakatau during a calm phase in moonlight (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Our boat (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Sand, wave and a large old tree root star in front of our campsite (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Partially buried tree trunk (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Long-time exposure of the tree root (thanks to Markus for lending his 10x density filter) (Photo: To... [info]
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Another experiment with a neutral density filter to blur the wave motion in daylight... (Photo: Tom ... [info]
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Lunch prepared by Galih during the shift on 16 Oct (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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The evening of 17 Oct was relatively calm, after the very large eruption had occurred in the afterno... [info]
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Visiting the beach on Long island (Panjang) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Also here, trees fallen by beach erosion remain as bizarre sculptures in the beach. (Photo: Tom Pfei... [info]
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Beach on Long island (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Worms have drilled parallel tubes into the old wood of this tree trunk on the beach. (Photo: Tom Pfe... [info]
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Arriving wave and volcano in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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At the enormous pumice deposit from the infamous 1883 eruption of Krakatau. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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