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The battle at the volcano of Nisyros: photography project in the biggest hydrothermal volcano crater in the world

"The battle at the volcano of Nisyros: photography project in the biggest hydrothermal volcano crater in the world" is by Karampotakis Giorgos (Instagram | Facebook | YouTube) and was shot entirely with the Nikon D610 camera: Nisyros was born according to the legend of the Battle of the Giants. The mother of all , Earth turned the mortal Giants against the immortal gods of Olympus. The gods chased the Giants, who retreated in fear. The god of the sea, Poseidon, had undertaken, on the orders of Zeus, to destroy the Giant Polyvotis, who crossed the Aegean sea in order to be saved. Poseidon overtook him near Kos. With his trident, he snatched a part from Kos and hurled it against Polyvotis. Poseidon reached the Giant and crushed him. This part of Kos became Nisyros. With this ancient legend began the birth of this volcano that is still alive and breathing today. The battle comes alive every time you look at the ancient lava rivers from which sulfur dioxide gases and vapors flow, forming crystallized sediments through the cast of this battle, the furnaces. Geomorphological deformations in the Stefanos crater attributed to the last changes of the magmatic chamber forming the ground with gorges and plateaus to remind every giant the end of Polyvotis. When the cosmogenic form Nyx casts its veil on the remnants of this battle, the Milky Way makes its appearance, intoxicating this cosmogenic force from chaos and virgin birth, from the billions of stars that make their appearance in the largest...

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Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 2 August, 2020

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