Birdman Island in Rapa Nui

/ Ed Armstrong
We went to the location of the birdman competition on Rapa Nui and first saw this amazing crater. The water in the creator is a little higher than the Pacific Ocean that can be seen in the distance. This photo is a composite of 3 wide-angle photos (handheld) that I then combined to see the whole crater.

I liked photo as it emphasizes the section where the crater collapsed and makes the Pacific Ocean visible from the edge of the crater. We walked along the trail for about half of the crater.

This photo shows birdman island as seen from the edge of the crater. There is a competition to swim from the crater over to birdman island and search for a bird egg. The distance is large as seen by the size of the boat next to the small rock between the crater and birdman island.

This photo shows the width of the crater as seen through the opening in the craters edge.

I liked this plant that was growing near the edge of the crater.