Electrified Ash - Eyjafjallajökull - Iceland
Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
Finally it cleared up in Iceland and the latest eruption in
Eyjafjallajökull was clearly viewable from the ground. Went there with
my wife, Skarpi and Gunnar Gestur.
We got pretty close to the eruption about 10km away from crater. Seeing these huge columns blast kilometers into the air was just unbelievable. The size of this thing can not be portrait by a image. You have to see it by your self. One feels where little in comparison with forces of this size.
Every night before dark (around 10pm now) the area is evacuated because of flood risk. At night one can not see if there is a flood coming your way. We however got a special permission to stay inside the safety zone. This is the time when the forces of the eruption really become evident. We saw lava fountains probably 500-700m high through the ash cloud. This lava fountain and ash cloud was followed by severe lightning activity.
The brightness seen in the volcano is not erupting lava but extremely powerfull lightning strike that was created by the ash cloud.
Note:: Due to extremely high view and comment rates now, it might take me a while to answer questions and inquiries.
For publishing rights please contact me at orvaratli@hotmail.com or gsm: 354-6953536
Comments and faves
scott howse, Chris Mc Roberts, Lukjonis, Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE*, and 478 other people added this photo to their favorites.
scott howse (38 months ago | reply)
Frábær mynd. Stunning!
williamchu (38 months ago | reply)
I see something like "lightening" within the ash cloud... Was that caused by the volcano ash and the cloud?
Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (38 months ago | reply)
wow!! splandide!
Lukjonis (38 months ago | reply)
Realy stunning photo!!!
Dominic Kamp (38 months ago | reply)
I envy you to have the chance to take such absolutely amazing pictures! This image will probably be one of my all time favorites! Bravo!
Any chance to get it in 1920x1200 for my desktop? :-D
Gregor Samsa (38 months ago | reply)
stunning series, truly ...
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Vignir Már (38 months ago | reply)
Magnað!!
Chema Mancebo (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic, great shot.
Flashbaxxx (38 months ago | reply)
Amazing, incredible, fantastic, superbe ! Wow !!
mwu73 (38 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot! really fantastic.
piove_prsempre (38 months ago | reply)
Fantástica !
pDOTeter (38 months ago | reply)
Perfect shot, keep those wonderful pictures coming
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Bkort photography (38 months ago | reply)
Enn ein frábær
klefto (38 months ago | reply)
breathtaking
Hrönn Thorarensen (NinnaK) (38 months ago | reply)
Enn ein snilldarmyndin frá þér Örvar Atli. Það er magnað að sjá þetta á myndunum hjá ykkur.
thesurealist (38 months ago | reply)
Spectacular! Thanks for sharing ;-)
AlpineZonePhotography (38 months ago | reply)
just incredible! wonderful clarity
urbaguilera (38 months ago | reply)
Impressive!!
CelticRose55 (38 months ago | reply)
Another amazing one with interesting info.
Chee Seong (38 months ago | reply)
OMG.
Muddy Funkster (38 months ago | reply)
Memorable!
Tonyetna (38 months ago | reply)
Davvero incredibile.
Louis Abate (38 months ago | reply)
Wow. Nice work, this came out great!
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steini3 (38 months ago | reply)
Þetta var tilkomumikið í gærkveld !
Jón Óskar. (38 months ago | reply)
Glæsileg!!!
Onzth (38 months ago | reply)
Þessi er algjörlega klikkuð! Hvernig ferðu að þessu drengur!
Orn S (38 months ago | reply)
Glæsileg mynd .. ég komst austur í dag :-)
Wilfried.B (38 months ago | reply)
Truly amazing!
oskarragnarsson (38 months ago | reply)
Þessi er svakaleg.
Dylan Toh (38 months ago | reply)
nice again orvar - I noticed the small lightning sparks in the previous image -this is quite some event - from where do you take these images? around husadalur area?
jim.windle (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
gmando (38 months ago | reply)
when I heard about this happening, I knew i could come to your stream and you'd have some pictures of it! great stuff!!!
Kaja Þrastardóttir (38 months ago | reply)
Mögnuð
ballycroy (38 months ago | reply)
Wow, what an incredible sight!
@ddimick (38 months ago | reply)
wow awesome, posted a link to it on my blog
ddimick.posterous.com/amazing-electric-ash-li ghtning-over...
kh-photos ~ Kurt ~ (38 months ago | reply)
Spectacular image! Awestruck. I can't imagine what it was like to see this in person.
XOZ ~ 273 Rhinos Killed in 2013 (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic photojournalism. Stay safe! Thank you. :-)
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (38 months ago | reply)
wow, wow, wow... firstly I want to say that I'm happy to see that you are doing great and secondly, what a capture !!! you are very lucky man !!
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Gunnar Gestur (38 months ago | reply)
Hrikalega rafmögnuð og takk fyrir frábæra ferð :-) fórstu í gærkveldi? heyrði í Skarpman í gær og vorum að spá í að skella okkur í aðra ferð í vikunni...
kv Gunni Gestur
www.tharasia.es (38 months ago | reply)
Great photo, the best of all your volcano photos. Congratulations!
baldvinh (38 months ago | reply)
Beautiful, Örvar Atli. To say the least! I flew over there yesterday and managed to catch some closeups. The powers at play there are nothings short of scary.
We saw a lot of lighning even in the bright daylight but from the plane it was impossible to photograph them of course except had we gotten very (very) lucky.
In case you'd like to take a closer look you'll find these shots at
Volcanic Eruption in...
Martin Männert (38 months ago | reply)
Wow, this one is also a great shot. Very dynamic!
Gummi Stóri (38 months ago | reply)
Mögnuð þessi !
diamir8000 (38 months ago | reply)
fantastic!
Lenny Photography (38 months ago | reply)
Wish I could have been there. Thanks for this marvelouse shot.
Anna.Andres (38 months ago | reply)
Geggjuð !!!!!!!
Linda Björk [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Vá þessi er geggjuð :)
Kirpernicus (38 months ago | reply)
Wow, dramatic long exposure shot!
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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fischstarr (38 months ago | reply)
lovely technique and amazing spot - thanks for sharing ;-)
mabel j. [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
I have prepared a trip to Iceland in July with a group of Spanish photographers, one night we slept near the volcano, I hope there are no problems and we can make the trip.
Congratulations for your photos