Taal Volcano

Day 3 in the Philippines. We visited the Taal Volcano, located about 50 kilometers south of Manila. Taal is the second most active volcano in the country, and the latest eruptions were reported just this June! In the middle of the lake is Volcano Island, where the eruptions come from. I spent a while on Wikipedia reading about the history and formation of the volcano, but got a bit lost in the terminology (apparently the volcano is not just a peak on the island like I assumed – the area of the lake is considered a part as well). On Wikipedia I also learned about the concept of recursive islands. Apparently Vulcan Point, a rocky island inside the Main Crater Lake of Volcano Island, is considered to be among the world’s largest “islands in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.” There’s also a slightly cooler name, “third order islands.”

The whole area was covered by a thick, fast moving fog, and just a minute later the entire lake disappeared from view.

We watched the volcano from a beautiful restaurant where I got a chance to test how eink.cam captures spinning fans and lanterns.

I love how the dithering emphasizes the halo around the lights and the translucency of the glass.