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Related: About this forumAmazing Volcano image
The Incredibly Real Beauty of Natures Explosive Power
Sergio Tapiro has been photographing the Colima volcano outside his home town of Colima, Mexico, for the past 14 years. One of the lessons I have learned from this volcano is if you want to take a good picture you have to know your subjectyou have to study, to read, to see, and learn to watch what the volcano is doing, he says. If you dont study your subject your chances of having the greatest photo of your life are less. If you know perfectly what you are doing, the chances are huge.
Tapiros collection of photos, taken over the years, shows the volcano in various statesemitting billowing plumes of smoke during the day, standing sentinel at night under swirls of stars. But the greatest photo of his life (so far) is the dramatic shot of ash, lava, and lightning above, which recently won a World Press Photo award.
Colima, also known as the Volcano of Fire, is one of the most active in Latin America, Tapiro says. He monitors the activity via a webcam, studies seismographs, and even owns a restaurant close by. He had been observing an uptick in activity at several points over the last year, when explosions and plumes of erupting ash charged the atmosphere, sparking lightning. Tapiro was on the lookout to capture this extraordinary activity.
When explosions began on the clear, starry evening of December 13, 2015, Tapiro was ready with his tripod-mounted DSLR and remotely triggered shutter set for eight-second exposures. One, two, three, four shots. And then, with the fifth, I saw this marvelous lightning, the biggest lightning I have seen with this volcano. The 1,600- to 1,900-foot strike was like a giant strobe, he says, illuminating the side of the mountain and clouds of ash.
Volcanos have something that inspire and remind you about the power of creation and how the Earth makes marvelous things, Tapiro says.
http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/29/the-incredibly-real-beauty-of-natures-explosive-power/
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Amazing Volcano image (Original Post)
n2doc
Feb 2016
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. Fantastic! This needs a kick.
MADem
(135,425 posts)5. You're right--amazing images. nt
Raster
(20,998 posts)2. Kick the Volcano!
SCantiGOP
(13,865 posts)3. I have seen these before
I would love to see it in person some day (from a distance).
allan01
(1,950 posts)4. breaking my lenten silence so to say wow and BURP!!!
lob1
(3,820 posts)7. Great photos!
burrowowl
(17,632 posts)8. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Judi Lynn
(160,450 posts)9. K & R. Thanks. n/t
gelatinous cube
(50 posts)10. K&R! n/t
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)11. K&R, thank you, n2doc
You reminded me of my childhood nightmares. The world as I know it will end in fire. It has nothing to do with a religious expectation.
North Korea is high on my list of problems the Chinese are better equipped to deal with. The Chinese must act soon.