The Resurrection of Sulphur Springs (Infrared). This desolate landscape is the site of an abandoned sulfur mine in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, a dormant (but not extinct) volcanic range northwest of Albuquerque. Sulphur Springs is in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, managed by the National Park Service.

This is a naturally toxic area (the pond in the distance is bubbling with noxious volcanic gases) that has also been ravaged by human exploitation. But Mother...
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The Resurrection of Sulphur Springs (Infrared). This desolate landscape is the site of an abandoned sulfur mine in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, a dormant (but not extinct) volcanic range northwest of Albuquerque. Sulphur Springs is in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, managed by the National Park Service.

This is a naturally toxic area (the pond in the distance is bubbling with noxious volcanic gases) that has also been ravaged by human exploitation. But Mother Nature, as she often does, is bouncing back by slowly repopulating it with coniferous saplings.

Tech Info: Nikon D800E camera (modified for full spectrum response and with Wratten No. 70 filter clipped behind lens, roughly equivalent to a 680nm IR filter), Nikon 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15 mm, 1/250 sec. at f/11, ISO 400

Image ©2024 James D. Peterson
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