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  • Another look at an eruption of the Mt. Yasur volcano, this time showing one of the four crater floor vents from which molten material is ejected.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Another look at an eruption of the Mt. Yasur volcano, this time showing one of the four crater floor vents from which molten material is ejected.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaMtYasurexplosionlavavolcanotime lapslong exposuretripod

  • Sunset along the island's western coast.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 3-stop, hard step Grad ND filter

    Sunset along the island's western coast.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 3-stop, hard step Grad ND filter

    VANUATUTannaSunsetbeyondrockyshore

  • A long exposure smoothed out the gentle waves brushing up against the sharp volcanic shoreline.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    A long exposure smoothed out the gentle waves brushing up against the sharp volcanic shoreline.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    VANUATUTannaRockyshorewitheveningskies

  • An evening shot along the west coast of the island.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, hard step Grad ND filter

    An evening shot along the west coast of the island.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, hard step Grad ND filter

    VANUATUTannaRockycoveatsunset

  • One of the many 'blue holes' found on the island.<br /> <br /> This is a 5 shot panorama stitched together in CS3.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    One of the many 'blue holes' found on the island.

    This is a 5 shot panorama stitched together in CS3.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoBluehole2

  • The view from the main dining room at the Tanna Evergreen Bungalows, at dusk.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    The view from the main dining room at the Tanna Evergreen Bungalows, at dusk.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    VANUATUTannaSunsetoverBougainvillaflowers

  • Boats, old-style and new- pulled up on a thin strip of beach along the island's rocky west coast.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Boats, old-style and new- pulled up on a thin strip of beach along the island's rocky west coast.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaBoatsoldandnew

  • With a loud concussive bang, Mt. Yasur blows lava around inside its crater.<br /> <br /> My camera was tripod-mounted for this shot - I believe the visible blur in the photo was from the ground the tripod was sitting on shaking, not from me shaking the tripod!<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    With a loud concussive bang, Mt. Yasur blows lava around inside its crater.

    My camera was tripod-mounted for this shot - I believe the visible blur in the photo was from the ground the tripod was sitting on shaking, not from me shaking the tripod!

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaMtYasurexplosion1

  • Family on the beach, digging up the plants.<br /> <br /> I never could figure out why they were doing this.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    Family on the beach, digging up the plants.

    I never could figure out why they were doing this.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaFamilydigginginthebeachsand

  • Philip, chief of Emiotungun village, demonstrates for me the Ambrym island art of sand drawing.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Philip, chief of Emiotungun village, demonstrates for me the Ambrym island art of sand drawing.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymsand drawing

  • Joses, my guide pausing at the foot of Mt. Marum.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Joses, my guide pausing at the foot of Mt. Marum.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymJosesatthefootofMtMarum

  • My hiking guide leading me through the rugged canyons and channels of the ash plain between the two volcanos.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    My hiking guide leading me through the rugged canyons and channels of the ash plain between the two volcanos.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymHikingtheashplain

  • Joses, my hiking guide on the edge of the Marum crater on the top of Mt. Marum. There was enough of the irritating volcanic gas in the air to warrant using the gas masks we brought along.<br /> <br /> Mt. Marum has a pool of molten lava down in it's crater floor, 600 meters behind and below where Joses was standing in this photo. We could hear it bubbling and churning through the fog, but the pea-soup thick fog and clouds weren't in the mood to allow us a glimpse this day.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Joses, my hiking guide on the edge of the Marum crater on the top of Mt. Marum. There was enough of the irritating volcanic gas in the air to warrant using the gas masks we brought along.

    Mt. Marum has a pool of molten lava down in it's crater floor, 600 meters behind and below where Joses was standing in this photo. We could hear it bubbling and churning through the fog, but the pea-soup thick fog and clouds weren't in the mood to allow us a glimpse this day.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymJoseswithgasmaskatMtMarumcrater

  • One of the two main roads on the island. Not exactly multi-lane freeways, here.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    One of the two main roads on the island. Not exactly multi-lane freeways, here.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymTheislandsmainhighway

  • My first two weeks in Vanuatu were cloudy, gray and wet. This was the sole instance of any sort of color at sunset I had during that entire time period. I tried to make the most of it.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 3-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    My first two weeks in Vanuatu were cloudy, gray and wet. This was the sole instance of any sort of color at sunset I had during that entire time period. I tried to make the most of it.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 3-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

    VANUATUAmbrymRockycoastatsunset

  • A kastom (i.e. traditional) man demonstrating the traditional way to make fire. (Yes, it was by rubbing two sticks together.)<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    A kastom (i.e. traditional) man demonstrating the traditional way to make fire. (Yes, it was by rubbing two sticks together.)

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaKastommanmakingfire

  • Transport trucks such as this make up the primary method of road transport around those islands that have roads - piling in the back with others can be a social affair. Here, a lone rider keeps himself company.<br /> <br /> Location: Downtown Luganville, Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Transport trucks such as this make up the primary method of road transport around those islands that have roads - piling in the back with others can be a social affair. Here, a lone rider keeps himself company.

    Location: Downtown Luganville, Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATULuganvilleBlurredtransporttruckonthemainstreet

  • Three distinct shades of blue as seen through a coconut palm grove. The bottom two are the colors of the deep water outside and the shallow water inside the reef break, respectively.<br /> <br /> Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Three distinct shades of blue as seen through a coconut palm grove. The bottom two are the colors of the deep water outside and the shallow water inside the reef break, respectively.

    Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUGauaMultihuedwaterthroughcoconutpalms

  • Live landcrabs bundled for sale along the roadside.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS with 2x extender

    Live landcrabs bundled for sale along the roadside.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS with 2x extender

    VANUATUSantoBundledlandcrabsforsale

  • A transport truck hauls men and copra along the main highway.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    A transport truck hauls men and copra along the main highway.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoTransporttruckondirtroad

  • Joses and his family at the permanent camp up on the ash plain in the middle of the island.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Joses and his family at the permanent camp up on the ash plain in the middle of the island.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymJosesandhisfamilyattheashplaincamp

  • An old, traditional black palm sculpture stands in the jungle.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    An old, traditional black palm sculpture stands in the jungle.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymOldtraditionaltreefernsculptureinthejungle

  • New-ish semi-traditional black palm sculptures stand outside a kastom nakumal (i.e. traditional meeting place).<br /> <br /> Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    New-ish semi-traditional black palm sculptures stand outside a kastom nakumal (i.e. traditional meeting place).

    Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUGauaBlackPalmsculpturesoutsideakastomNakumal

  • At 120 meters, Siri falls is the tallest cascade in the country.<br /> <br /> Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS w/Vari-ND Duo filter

    At 120 meters, Siri falls is the tallest cascade in the country.

    Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS w/Vari-ND Duo filter

    VANUATUGauaSirifalls

  • Champagne beach on an overcast day.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Champagne beach on an overcast day.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoOvercastdayatChampagnebeach

  • Lone footprints on Lonnoc beach.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Lone footprints on Lonnoc beach.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoFootprintsinthesandatLonnocbeach

  • Coconut and palm.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Coconut and palm.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoCoconutandpalm

  • The heavy overcast day dulled the sparkle of the main and most-visited 'blue hole' on the island. Still, you can see why they're called that.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    The heavy overcast day dulled the sparkle of the main and most-visited 'blue hole' on the island. Still, you can see why they're called that.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoBluehole1

  • At the vegetable market in Luganville.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    At the vegetable market in Luganville.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoAtthevegetablemarket

  • Hiking through the jungle en route to the Millennium cave.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Hiking through the jungle en route to the Millennium cave.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoHikingthroughthejungle

  • A hiking path cut through the root mass of a Banyan tree.<br /> <br /> Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    A hiking path cut through the root mass of a Banyan tree.

    Location: Gaua island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUGauaWalkingpaththroughaBanyantree

  • Two men splash their faces in the hot freshwater spring flowing out of the rocky beach into the ocean. Sadly, I didn't get much time here to enjoy this unusual geological feature. Though this was the only one of these I saw during my trip, it's my understanding several hot springs on beaches can be found throughout the Vanuatu archipelago.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Two men splash their faces in the hot freshwater spring flowing out of the rocky beach into the ocean. Sadly, I didn't get much time here to enjoy this unusual geological feature. Though this was the only one of these I saw during my trip, it's my understanding several hot springs on beaches can be found throughout the Vanuatu archipelago.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymMenrinsingoffinahotfreshwaterspringonthebeach

  • A non-traditional black palm sculpture in a hotel's grounds.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    A non-traditional black palm sculpture in a hotel's grounds.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoNontraditionalblackpalmsculpture

  • A Tam-tam (i.e. Vanuatu totem pole) in a hotel's grounds.<br /> <br /> Location: Santo island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    A Tam-tam (i.e. Vanuatu totem pole) in a hotel's grounds.

    Location: Santo island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUSantoTam

  • The island is well-endowed with banyans - more so than any of the other islands I visited. This one is at the Mt. Yasur volcano entrance gate.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    The island is well-endowed with banyans - more so than any of the other islands I visited. This one is at the Mt. Yasur volcano entrance gate.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaBanyantreeatthevolcanoentrancegate

  • A crowd of tourists and locals alike wait to board Air Vanuatu's Twin Otter at Craig Cove.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    A crowd of tourists and locals alike wait to board Air Vanuatu's Twin Otter at Craig Cove.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VanuatuAmbrymAirTwinOtterboardingatCraigCoveairport

  • Air Vanuatu's Chinese-made Harbin Y-12 comes in for a landing at Craig Cove airport.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Air Vanuatu's Chinese-made Harbin Y-12 comes in for a landing at Craig Cove airport.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymCraigCoveairport

  • Peter, from Germany helped out the two drivers when our tire went flat.<br /> <br /> Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    Peter, from Germany helped out the two drivers when our tire went flat.

    Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUTannaFixingaflat

  • My tent setup amongst the huts of Emiotungun village.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    My tent setup amongst the huts of Emiotungun village.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymMytentinavillage

  • My tent parked under a palm tree.<br /> <br /> Though they may not appropriate for everyone, a person looking for a high-quality super lightweight backpacking tent should check out Tarptent. My fully-featured yet sub 2 pound tent performed excellently over what was a pretty damp trip.<br /> <br /> Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu<br /> <br /> Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    My tent parked under a palm tree.

    Though they may not appropriate for everyone, a person looking for a high-quality super lightweight backpacking tent should check out Tarptent. My fully-featured yet sub 2 pound tent performed excellently over what was a pretty damp trip.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymMyTarptentunderapalmtree

  • Joses.

    Joses.

    Location: Ambrym island, Vanuatu

    Lens used: Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS

    VANUATUAmbrymJoseswithsomethingonhismind

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