Mineral Rimmed Hot Spring Valley Morning Light

Copper and cream mineral deposits coat the rough, uneven edge of a steaming hot spring pool. Low sunlight pierces the valley floor haze, illuminating the pale steam rising from the water's surface. The water acts as a perfect mirror, reflecting the low-hanging grey clouds and the distant, hazy horizon line of the wide valley near Surabaya. Dry grasses line the banks, their brittle stalks bent by the still air. A sharp line of white foam marks the boundary where the hot water meets the cool mineral crust. Steam rises slowly from the center, drifting across the glassy surface.