This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Burlywood.’ (See more responses here.) It’s a color I’d never heard of before, apparently a shade of khaki. I’ve gone for some photos of Mauna Ulu, a crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The Mauna Ulu eruption took place between 1969 and 1974 and transformed the landscape of the park. A good guide to the eruption can be found here. These days, it’s a quiet area and plants have gained a foothold in the main crater, though the slopes are still mostly barren. And it’s those slopes, seen from the air, that have a pronounced khaki, or burlywood color.
For more information about Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, go to nps.gov/havo/.
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Love the colours in the crater Graham 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Brian. That’s one of the interesting things about lava, that it can have so many different colors.
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Yes, I like what Jacquie said! Who knew burlywood beige would manifest in so many exciting images, Graham. Amazing shots of the Mauna Ulu crater.
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Glad you liked it Terri. It’s such a peaceful scene now, but back in the day was very dramatic.
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Amazing! It’s like a porthole to the center of the earth…
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These craters really are like that. Imagine that quiet scene spewing lava, from deep in the earth, into the air. And by all account, the eruption at Mauna Ulu was quite spectacular.
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And frightening, I’d imagine!
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If you get too close!
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