Chilean Volcano with Thunderstorm

ChrisJ

This is what happens when a volcano and thunderstorm collide. Incredible picture. I wish I could find it bigger somewhere...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3883087.ece

ChrisJ

Okay, here it is a little bigger:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_02/volcanoUPI_800x531.jpg

Never seen anything like that before, except maybe in the movies. The photographer is Carlos Gutierrez.

EDIT: Link to the UPI source: http://www.upinewspictures.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?sm=Basic&All=Carlos+Gutierrez&x=0&y=0

BlueHoseJacket

VERY COOL shot!!! Thanks for posting

Angelo

ChrisJ wrote:

Okay, here it is a little bigger:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_02/volcanoUPI_800x531.jpg

Never seen anything like that before, except maybe in the movies. The photographer is Carlos Gutierrez.

EDIT: Link to the UPI source: http://www.upinewspictures.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?sm=Basic&All=Carlos+Gutierrez&x=0&y=0

Great find Chris!

JavaLover

Wow! That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

gus

ChrisJ wrote:

Okay, here it is a little bigger:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_02/volcanoUPI_800x531.jpg

Never seen anything like that before, except maybe in the movies. The photographer is Carlos Gutierrez.

EDIT: Link to the UPI source: http://www.upinewspictures.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?sm=Basic&All=Carlos+Gutierrez&x=0&y=0

That would have to be one of the most amazing photos i have ever seen. Thanks for pointing it out.

Im off to photograph this one next week.....i must admit im a bit tentative about my visit. There have been recent deaths from lava bombs. You get to sit on the very rim as night falls.

schmoo

Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

ChrisJ

I'm still wondering what it would have sounded like to be there. I haven't seen any video posted.

Good luck, gus... at least volcanos usually give lots of warning before really big eruptions. That video looked very surreal though, sitting on the rim looking into exploding lava. Looking forward to those pics.

schmoo

gus wrote:

That would have to be one of the most amazing photos i have ever seen. Thanks for pointing it out.

Im off to photograph this one next week.....i must admit im a bit tentative about my visit. There have been recent deaths from lava bombs. You get to sit on the very rim as night falls.

Well that sounds like something you would do. Chill, dodge lava bombs and maybe eat a mango or two.

ian408

Awesome! But I have a question. Is it weather created by the volcanic dust
cloud?

ChrisJ

ian408 wrote:

Awesome! But I have a question. Is it weather created by the volcanic dust cloud?

I think that can happen, but in this case the article implies it was an actual "electric storm" moving through that created the dramatic conditions.

gus

ian408 wrote:

Awesome! But I have a question. Is it weather created by the volcanic dust
cloud?

I had always thought it could...really you just need a moving particle to create charge & that lightning certainly looks contained & created by the ash. Pity he did realise what he was doing...that photo is all across the net now in full res.

I found this in my googling.




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Tango

im going to go out tonight and see if i can get a shot like that...
whats the proper technique on dodgeing lava bombs now days?