Photos of lava viewing

Pictures say more than words ...

and some people here have posted wonderful pictures, but they%26#39;re scattered in various topics.

I thought maybe a topic for photos (and response) might be nice.

I%26#39;ll start with my Webshots album:

good-times.webshots.com/album/566928889VwDAFW

This is two trips, the first to the Kalapana viewing site in mid-July, where I got rained out shortly after the ';red'; began to show up, but loved the waterspouts and what fireworks I saw.

The second is the Halemaumau vent on Sept 7th.

I didn%26#39;t have a tripod. I%26#39;m too lazy to carry one. So this is handheld, and the darker it got the lower the quality.

The last image just sort of appeared. ;-)

Open to interpretation.

Photos of lava viewing

after looking at my own link ... webshots sure has added a lot of ads and crap that get in the way of seeing the images. So if you like them at all, suggest clicking the ';full size'; link and then you can see the real photo in detail.

The slideshow option is OK, smaller photos than full screen, but at least the background is black. (I%26#39;m annoyed because I pay for a premium membership which is supposed to be ad free and it%26#39;s really not ... god knows what kind of flashing ads you guys see if you%26#39;re not members!)

Photos of lava viewing

Great pics! I didn%26#39;t see any ads when I was looking at them in the slideshow.

Cool photos! It is always interesting to see what others witnessed to compare experiences. The water spouts were really amazing. I%26#39;ve never seen one before. I wonder how frequently they occur over the ocean when it rains?

Did I noitce a picture of the vent glowing at Volcano National Park? Thanks for posting the pics.

A Sept. 5 USGS flyover was able to see actual lava in the Halema%26#39;uma%26#39;u vent for the first time only 100 yards down. Not surprising the glow is pronounced now.

hvo.wr.usgs.gov/pressreleases/pr09_05_08.html

Wow, great pix, thanks for sharing. The lava shots and super, and the water spout is real cool. Even if they are not like a tornado, I still would have felt uncomfortable in that little boat.

KK, Thank you so much for posting the pictures!!! I can only hope we are able to see this live in October. I will be crossing my fingers until we get there. I have sent the link to others in our traveling party... now they may actually believe us when we say, %26#39;you may see lava...%26#39;

Thanks again!

Thank you KK, for sharing your photos. They%26#39;re fabulous! The pictures of the the water spout and ';Pele%26#39;s Arm'; are particularly impressive.

We, too, saw a lone boat at the lava entry. It still amazes me that people can be so brainless.

Another big THANKS, KK! Amazing photos! We are hoping to be able to see this in November when we are there. Does it still give you chills (good ones) when you see it? And that certainly does look like it could be Pele%26#39;s arm!

Amazing pics. Great idea for a post! Thanks for thinking of it.

Mahalo for sharing your awesome pics!