[Geysers] Geyser Photo Wins Nevada Tourism Contest

[Pat Snyder]

Upon returning from my wonderful trip to Yellowstone last week, I found 
the latest issue of Outdoor Photographer in my mailbox. Inside are the 
winners of the "Nevada: Moments in Time" Photo Contest. The Grand Prize 
Winner is Ines Labunski Roberts for a picture of a geyser at Black Rock 
Desert, Nevada.

I checked the Nevada tourism Website and could not find the photo 
contest winners. There is a photo of the Black Rock Desert geyser (not 
nearly as nice as the winner's photo) in the photo archives section, 
though, at
http://www.travelnevada.com/photo_gallery.asp
Just type in geyser in the search box to see it.

The winner described her experience photographing the geyser as follows:

"When I reached the site in the Black Rock Desert, I realized the sun 
was still too high to convey the geyser group in a most dramatic 
interpretation on film, so I waited for nearly two hours for the right 
light. There wasn't much choice from where to photograph. The land all 
around the spewing geysers is boggy, laced with boiling pools and 
extremely hazardous. Visitors are restricted to a primitive pathway of 
logs, rocks and wobbly planks." The photo itself is nicely detailed 
showing the geyser cone's gold, brown and green colors and unusual 
shape. It also apparently has multiple vents.

And thanks, everyone, for the great gazing times during Labor Day week. 
I had a blast and it was nice to see everyone, and meet new Gazers as 
well!
Pat Snyder