My Hiking Vacation In La Palma.

[Jurgen de Boer]

Woah couldn' t stop taking breathtaking photos (in just 8 days i took 1250 photos).

Great island and spectacular nature.

I love it.

Enjoy the Show.

Almost in to space.

Below us.

Pico del Teide looms ahead.

Just before landing.

Arrived.

View from my appartment.

Waves.

Santa Cruz.

Mountain in the clouds.

Stormy day.

Waves crashing on the rocky coast.

Me enjoying the scene.

Blowhole.

Waves getting closer.

Roque de los Muchachos.

10.4m GTC

2.5m NOT

4.2m WHT

Dutch open telescope.

On top of the world.

Raven.

Into the caldera.

Caldera de Taburiente.

On top resting on the crater wall.

Weather change.

The volcanotrail 21.5 km long and exausting.

Some panoramas.

Cooled Lava lake.

Beautiful sceneries.

Great forestfire of last August.

Nature is coming back.

After the hike, leters imprinted on my feet.

Atlantic Sunrise.

The appartment building where i stayed was the orange one on the left.

[Louby]

Stunning JdB I am loving the panaramic ones, and the cooled lava lake, top notch stuff, thanks for sharing

[M'Lady]

Lovely photos, Jurgen. Like Louby I particularly like the panoramic ones, and the green shoot on the burnt tree.

The pic of your feet - :ph34r:

[sunny scunny]

Those pics are amazing my favourite are the panoramic ones :winky:

Edited September 28, 2009 by sufc

[Phil UK]

Agree with the others who have commented on your pics. Outstanding, and if you don't mind my saying so, probably your best set of pics to date.

1,250 pics in 8 days, blimey!! I took just over 500 in 10 days when I was in South Devon earlier this month. Would have been far more had I had a larger SD card (4Gb initially but did take videos as well so...) Now have an 8Gb.

Just out of curiosity, what camera do you use? I ask because the picture quality is again to use the word, outstanding.

Phil.

[Jurgen de Boer]

Agree with the others who have commented on your pics. Outstanding, and if you don't mind my saying so, probably your best set of pics to date.

1,250 pics in 8 days, blimey!! I took just over 500 in 10 days when I was in South Devon earlier this month. Would have been far more had I had a larger SD card (4Gb initially but did take videos as well so...) Now have an 8Gb.

Just out of curiosity, what camera do you use? I ask because the picture quality is again to use the word, outstanding.

Phil.

Hi Phil,

Thanks for the great coments.

I use a Canon EOS 350D with a 4Gb CF Extreme III card and a sigma 18mm-200mm f3.5-6.3 telelens Iam not totaly heapy with the lens because autofocus is a bit slow at 200mm.

The panoramas are stitched with autostitch.

[Koppite]

Great pics Jurgen, i like the Atlantic sunrise.

Edited September 28, 2009 by Koppite

[SteveB]

Looks like you had a great holiday.

[NL]

Great photos Jurgen.. shame there were no electrical storms but then again youve had more than your fair share back in the Netherlands..!!..

Amazing to think that this volcanic island may bring the USA to its knees with many casualties if/when as some geologists believe the western flank

of the Cumbre Vieja (volcanic rift running through La Palma) slips into the Atlantic causing a 'Megatsunami' and consuming the eastern seaboard...!!

[Marcus_surfer]

Awesome pictures!