Pele's Breath

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 9, 2010180 views9 comments

I've been lurking in these forums for a few years admiring the great stuff that gets posted here. I thought I would dip my feet into critiquing and hope I can contribute a little to this wonderful community.

Inspired by Justin's recent postings from Kilauea - this image was taken November 2009 following a strong year of activity from this area. This is a vent that opened earlier in 2009 in the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Taken around 2am, the vent was just barely glowing to the naked eye. A 30 second exposure allowed me to take advantage of the full moon and get a fantastic glow from the vent.

Thanks for looking!

Nikon D3X
30s @ 50mm/f4
ISO 100

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 9, 2010 at 11:01 AM

Love what the 30 second exposure did with both the clouds and the vent. Fascinating scene to stare at.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 9, 2010 at 11:37 AM

I like the feeling of the scene. The way the smoke trails of to the right adds to the image. I stood on this crater a few years ago, unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) there was no real activity.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 9, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Looks like a tough exposure to get right. I really like the stars picking threw. That glow around the vent is awesome, really nice picture.Cheers

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on December 9, 2010 at 2:29 PM

Very different and surreal, Jason. Definitely interesting.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 9, 2010 at 5:02 PM

The darks may be a little too dark, but this is understandable with the image being shot at night. I really like the painted feel produced by the motion blur in this long exposure. Great job, Jason!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 9, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Fantastic image of a fascinating phenomenon. I love it.
Guy

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on December 9, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Unusual looking scene with the semi-blurred clouds. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 9, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Neat. Nice use of the available light to make a very interesting image.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Truly a bubbling and boiling cauldron. Great job with the exposure.

Lori

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