The Chimaera

September 13, after dark. Yanartaş, above Çıralı: methane that has burned out of the hillside long enough for sailors to steer by it.

Night photograph of a yellow flame rising from a rocky crevice, with a smaller blue flame and a large stone lit by the fire.

Yanartaş, the Chimaera, above Çıralı.

September 13, 2026 10:12 PM
XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 at 23 mm
2.5 s
f/6.4