SEPTEMBER 1994 – Stefanos Crater on Nisiros island in Greece. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
A late summer trip to the island of Kos in Greece is attractive because the temperatures are not as hot as in July and August. Also, it is less busy and easy to spontaneously get tickets for attractive excursions.
One afternoon we decided to visit the vulcano of Nisiros, a small island next to Kos. On our way to the island dark clouds hovered already over the Mediterranean Sea in the distance. A bus took us to the top of the vulcano where we stepped out and – yes! – walked into the crater. I was feeling a bit uncomfortable doing so, because the vulcano might go off even if the guide said this would be “extremely unlikely.” Well, well. I trusted the her, and we could be seen cautiously walking on the solid ground of the crater.
It turned out that it was indeed safe to go there. Apart from a heavy odor of sulfur, the experience was great. And I got out alive. Ha! 😉
The photo at the top shows the crater from the edge of the parking lot before our group populated the place. Oh, this is actually not true! When editing the photo, I discovered a single person at the bottom center of the image.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | September 1994 |
| Location | Nisiros, Greece |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 |
| Image Source | Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6552 x 4320 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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