Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Danakil Depression

Salt Extraction Site

Salt Extraction Site

Richard And Jo Demeester
27 Dec 2014 248
A camel waits while in the background, salt blocks are cut and cleaned, ready for loading. Ragad, in the Danakil Depression.
Cutting Salt Blocks

Cutting Salt Blocks

Richard And Jo Demeester
27 Dec 2014 373
A worker cuts blocks of salt into manageable sizes, ready for transport by camel to Mekele. Ragad, Danakil Depression.
Lake Asale, Ethiopia

Lake Asale, Ethiopia

Richard And Jo Demeester
27 Dec 2014 295
Standing on the shore of the salt laden Lake Asale, in the Danakil Depression.
Striking Yellow - Sulphur - Dallol

Striking Yellow - Sulphur - Dallol

Richard And Jo Demeester
27 Dec 2014 265
Another cluster of sulphur formations in the Danakil Depression.
Sulphur Formations

Sulphur Formations

Richard And Jo Demeester
27 Dec 2014 282
Sulpur laden water bubbles to the surface and evaporates. Dallol in the Danakil Depression.
Lava Bursting Through

Lava Bursting Through

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 258
Pressure beneath the crust causes a dramatic break out of lava. Erta Ale Volcano.
View in to Erta Ale

View in to Erta Ale

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 279
The thin fresh crust of rock tries to form over the massive lake of lava, but it is quickly liquified and absorbed once more in a cycle of heating and cooling.
Daylight Begins to Enter the Crater

Daylight Begins to Enter the Crater

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 266
As the sun rose, we could finally see the warped countours of the lava lake crust. But day or night, Erta Ale never sleeps.
Sunrise by a Lava Lake

Sunrise by a Lava Lake

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 299
No reflections in this lake, though. Dawn comes, and there was a new appreciation of Erta Ale. The lava activity and the sun rising were a perfect pair.
Wide Angle - Erta Ale Crater

Wide Angle - Erta Ale Crater

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 283
Thankyou, Carl, for lending me your lens. Last photo before going to bed.
A Gigantic Spurt of Lava

A Gigantic Spurt of Lava

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 315
Besides the need to avoid desert heat, the lava activity is so much easier to take in when it is dark. Erta Ale creates an incredible, though momentary, lava "tree" for us.
More Lava Leaping

More Lava Leaping

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 308
Erta Ale Volcano.
Like Lightning

Like Lightning

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 1 287
Lava in the Erta Ale Volcano crater.
Bubbling Lava Shooting Dozens of Metres

Bubbling Lava Shooting Dozens of Metres

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 290
Beautiful shapes and patterns appeared when large pools of lava became so intense that they bubbled and frothed erratically and spurted skywards.
Surreal Vistas Created by the Shifting Crust

Surreal Vistas Created by the Shifting Crust

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 282
Erta Ale lava lake. The cracks caused by the molten lava expand into immense bubbling pools before cooling just enough to crust over.
Rolling and Rippling Molten Lava

Rolling and Rippling Molten Lava

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 317
Mesmerising changing formations in the Erta Ale lava lake, as rock changes state between molten and solid and back again.
Late at Night, Erta Ale Volcano

Late at Night, Erta Ale Volcano

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 303
We ascended after dark to avoid the desert heat, and spent most of the evening and morning admiring one of the most amazing sights. I even singed the hair on my arms standing there. We camped on the rim of the crater (not precariously near the edge, though!) and admired the lava lake for sunrise, heading down before it got too hot.
Jo Gets her Hair Done

Jo Gets her Hair Done

Richard And Jo Demeester
26 Dec 2014 326
While sitting in a small village, waiting, the children gathered, and soon Jo was getting plaits done from all angles.
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