[Geysers] Is this Kaleidoscope Geyser?

[snorkology at sysmatrix.net]

Janet,

>From your description and the photo, it certainly seems to be
Kaleidoscope. Your photo is interesting, because I too saw some huge
eruptions from that general area, but they weren't eruptions  in the style
of the one you photographed. I'm attaching a photo of the one I saw, which
I'm fairly certain was Drain. This wasn't even one of the biggest bursts.
One burst was the height of the ridge behind it, as seen from Jet's
vicinity. This shot was from in front of the Thud group. Some of the
biggest bursts were sharply angled (to the left as seen from here)and very
explosive.The photo was taken on July 18th.

It wouldn't surprise me if Kaleidoscope and Drain were having alternating
series.

                      Grover Schrayer

> I'm finally getting around to processing and registering the "OMG I took
> too
> many shots" files from my July trip.
>
> July 14, I stopped at the Fountain Paint Pot area in the evening and while
> walking around the loop, saw a tall eruption off in the Kaleidoscope
> group.
> I didn't have a watch, so I took photos instead.  It seemed to do a series
> -
> and from the times in the EXIF data on the photos , it erupted at:
> 18:05:34 - Initial (this is the time on the first photo I could take - it
> had been erupting for at least 10-15 seconds - I was literally in the
> middle
> of switching lenses when it started)
> 18:07:24
> 18:09:24
> 18:10:48
> 18:12:12
>
> And there were two more much smaller ones another minute or so apart that
> I
> didn't take photos of, but probably shoud have.  BTW, for those who want
> things more exact, the time on my camera is 30 seconds slow from atomic
> time
> and maybe also account for a second or two to bring my eye to the camera
> or
> visa versa and aim and focus.  Looking at the various photos and
> remembering
> what I didn't take, I'd guess the durations were maybe 30-40seconds long.
>
> After reading through what I have on the Kaleidoscope group (Bryan's book
> and Transactions IX), I'm guessing the "tall thing out there" I saw erupt
> was Kaleidoscope Geyser, but would much appreciate
> verfication/correction/other ideas on that.
>
> I'm attaching one of the photos - taken at 200mm - I was standing right
> around Jet, maybe a bit past (farther from the road).
>
> Thanks! :)
>
> Janet White
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