Etna - 2006 eruption

by Salvo Orlando

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 28, 20064,508 views39 comments

current Etna activity...

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39 comments

Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on July 28, 2006 at 6:50 AM

Definitely puts me in awe of the power of nature!

Lori

Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 28, 2006 at 7:49 AM

Very impressive scene Salvo. The contrast between the fiery eruption and soothing blue sky is wonderful. Well done.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Jos De Braekeleer on July 28, 2006 at 7:52 AM

Impressive and beautiful at the same time. Fantastic image ! Could you give us some techs on how you captured this ? Thanks !

Registered on November 1, 2003, 455 Posts, 1648 Comments

Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on July 28, 2006 at 8:01 AM

Wow! This is really an amazing sight! Very well captured!

Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments

Comment posted by Leann Greene on July 28, 2006 at 8:11 AM

Excellent.

Registered on January 25, 2006, 223 Posts, 3566 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on July 28, 2006 at 8:30 AM

Definitely well capured. I would like to know your technical details also.

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Odell Garrison on July 28, 2006 at 8:53 AM

Sweet!!! I love this comp! You managed to isolate what I feel are the key components with color which emphasizes them all the more. I too would love to now the technical details of the capture if you don't mind sharing.

Registered on May 6, 2006, 109 Posts, 556 Comments

Comment posted by Salvo Orlando on July 28, 2006 at 9:08 AM

For this shot (afternoon - July 21, 2006):
South East side of Etna at 3000mt, I'm very close to magma river, 200mt from crater.
Shots data:
tripod (Manfrotto 055PROB + head 322RC)
Canon Eos D60
Ef 17-40 f4 L @ 30mm f6.3
Iso 800
1/13 sec.

Registered on July 20, 2006, 43 Posts, 45 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on July 28, 2006 at 9:15 AM

Hi Salvo,
very fascinating scene!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on July 28, 2006 at 9:59 AM

This is a very powerful image showing nature at its full fury. Amazing color!

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on July 28, 2006 at 10:14 AM

Man, this is spectacular. I especially like the deep blue in the sky providing great contrast to the warm lava. Excellent work!

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 28, 2006 at 11:11 AM

Stunning image. Fantasticly unique subject and perfect composition/exposure. Reminds me of some famous Art Wolfe work.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Massimo Cristaldi on July 28, 2006 at 11:25 AM

Stunning shot, bravo Salvo!

Registered on July 25, 2006, 122 Posts, 296 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Finn on July 28, 2006 at 11:33 AM

incredible....

Registered on July 6, 2006, 51 Posts, 121 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on July 28, 2006 at 2:19 PM

What a catch..this is too cool ! Er hot I mean.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 305 Posts, 3900 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on July 28, 2006 at 6:03 PM

Hi Salvo!! What an awesome image!! How cool to have been there!!! I love the blue of the evening/night sky against the fiery lava and the dark silhouette of the mountain. (Is it really an afternoon sky?)

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 28, 2006 at 11:55 PM

I work with a lady named Etna, and this pegs her perfectly . . . though she's not quite this pretty.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel McKeehan on July 29, 2006 at 12:22 AM

This is awesome, the heat rising in the form of misty fog adds so much, nicely done

Registered on July 31, 2005, 99 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by Salvo Orlando on July 29, 2006 at 6:26 AM

For Christine Adams: absolutely yes! The blu sky at 3000mt is real, this color duration for single ten minute atfer sunrise...

Registered on July 20, 2006, 43 Posts, 45 Comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on July 30, 2006 at 11:14 AM

EP Material....

Registered on November 1, 2003, 467 Posts, 2803 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on July 31, 2006 at 1:21 AM

Wow, wonderful work in every respect

Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on July 31, 2006 at 6:51 AM

Congrats on the EP!! I thought it really was outstanding!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Kathleen Shepherd on July 31, 2006 at 8:19 AM

Congrats on the EP Salvo, spectacular shot.

Registered on April 24, 2006, 66 Posts, 240 Comments

Comment posted by William Vrolyk on July 31, 2006 at 10:06 AM

A very powerful and dramatic scene, Salvo. Puts one in awe of nature. Since you were very close to the river of magma, did you have any special protection against the heat?

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Salvo Orlando on July 31, 2006 at 11:41 AM

...no protection, temperature was mitigate by high altitude wind, to 40° celsius circa...

Registered on July 20, 2006, 43 Posts, 45 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on July 31, 2006 at 12:07 PM

Congratulations on the Editor's Pick, Salvo!

The power and majesty of nature unbridaled is absolutely evident!

Beautiful!

-PB

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 31, 2006 at 2:13 PM

Salvo,

Congrats on the EP. Fantistic image indeed.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on July 31, 2006 at 3:47 PM

Hello Salvo

What a brilliant photograph, some thing I have always wanted to see.

Congrats on your EP>

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on July 31, 2006 at 5:30 PM

Oustanding capture!! Love the colors and the power of this image.
Congrats of EP, very well deserved

Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments

Comment posted by Jose Suro on July 31, 2006 at 8:42 PM

Incredible image. It has National Geographic written all over it. Very well done!

Best,

Jose

Registered on June 24, 2006, 267 Posts, 2273 Comments

Comment posted by Pete D on July 31, 2006 at 11:08 PM

Salvo,

This is an excellent photograph. It is amazing. Perhaps this is why the comments are short. (?) I find your framing very good. Putting that spewing crater up in the left above the steaming/smoking river of lava was a great choice. There is a lot of negative space in this frame, but this is the best use of vast black areas I have ever seen in a photograph.

Pete D.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 1, 2006 at 6:48 AM

Amazing. Beautifully captured and composed.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on August 1, 2006 at 12:47 PM

An amazing opportunity and a superb capture of the event, Salvo! Excellent composition and a perfect exposure for this scene. Congratulations on EP and Cover Page!

Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 1, 2006 at 9:58 PM

Very cool image I also like the contrast between the sky and the eruption. Congratulations on the pick.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on August 2, 2006 at 10:21 AM

This is superb!! Well deserved honour. Reminds me of one of the paintings of Rebells (He was from the same region, if I remember correctly).

Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Beacham on August 3, 2006 at 8:21 AM

Awesome Salvo! Makes a great cover photo

This is one of the things I love about NPN--it has such a diversity in people and likewise landscapes from around the globe. Randy

Registered on January 7, 2004, 53 Posts, 304 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on August 4, 2006 at 1:28 PM

Congratulations!
what did you say? a little eruption...?
This is gorgeous, I'm glad you were there for the rest of us, so we can admire your photograph!
Verena & Georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on August 7, 2006 at 2:47 AM

Amazing !!

Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on August 15, 2006 at 10:53 PM

Stunning image!

Registered on March 18, 2006, 119 Posts, 878 Comments