Sulfer Vents

Yesterday was the first sunny day we have had in weeks. Finally a chance to try out my 50-200 mm lens on my K100D. I drove into Volcanos National Park and stopped at the Jaggar Observatory where there is a great view of the Kilauea Caldera
This is a 50 mm shot looking across the Kilauea Caldera showing the Halema’uma’u crater in the background, a crater in a crater.Click on the image to get a larger view. See the two yellow spots on the wall of the Halema’uma’u. Those are called sulfur banks.
This is a 200 mm shot from the same location. Sulfur laden steam deposits sulfur on the banks of the crater.
I drove clear around the Kilauea Caldera to the Halema’uma’u overlook. There is a fenced viewing platform on the edge of the crater but you cant see the sulfur vents as they are directly below the viewing platform. I had to go around the fence and get right on the edge to get this shot. Dumb, one slip and I am history.