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Birth of new land

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Posted by Craig Sullivan on December 30, 2006 at 2:30 PM
Escaped the winter doldrums to spend Christmas in Hawaii. Christmas day we treked over one hour across the lava beds before sunset to see the flow entering the sea. The hike back to the car was in the dark with only flashlites to guide us across the treacherous lava. But it was well worth it to see Pele at work creating new land.

Nikon 8800 49mm 1/4 sec f/4.1 ISO200 EV-2/3
Posted by Tim Goodspeed on December 30, 2006 at 3:23 PM
Craig, this is very cool. Did you try some at a faster shutter speed. I get the feeling that the image is soft, but I think it is really just motion. It would be interesting to see other exposures both faster and slower speeds. But, I love the color and comp.
Posted by Harald Rust on December 30, 2006 at 4:20 PM
Awesome. Incredible glow, drama, and story.
Harald
Posted by Mike Dawson on December 30, 2006 at 6:09 PM
Powerful image, and titled well.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on December 31, 2006 at 4:37 AM
Ditto what Tim said. Powerful image. Pele is a tempest as well as a creator.... Glad you kept safe. Lucky you to trip off to Hawaii. :wavey: