2. Hawaii: Thru my lenses: 10 galleries

Glorious Hawaiian Landscapes

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~ Molten Lava Pours Into Ocean On Moonlit Night ~ <br /> <br /> The light of a full Winter Solstice moon reflects along the ocean where Pele meets it.<br /> Island of Hawaii
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~ Molten Lava Pours Into Ocean On Moonlit Night ~

The light of a full Winter Solstice moon reflects along the ocean where Pele meets it.
Island of Hawaii

  • ~ Molten Lava Pours Into Ocean On Moonlit Night ~ <br /> <br /> The light of a full Winter Solstice moon reflects along the ocean where Pele meets it.<br /> Island of Hawaii
  • ~ The Photographer ~<br /> <br /> Winter Solstice Full Moon Lava on the southeast shores of the Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> (Note the fellow photographer and tri-pod across the molten lava. This guy became trapped there when the lava came down behind him and into the ocean. He was able to find a narrow passage between the flows and head uphill until he found a patch of cooling lava to cross. He burned his boots but survived. Others have not been so lucky.)
  • ~ Waves of Molten Lava ~<br /> <br /> Pahoehoe lava rolls and churns into wave-like bands as it spreads across older lava rock.<br /> <br /> Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Pele's Inner Essence Meets Atmosphere ~<br /> <br /> Pahoehoe 'rope' lava oozes and rolls into amazing shapes configurations. This one covers about eight-feet across. Taking photos this close is challenging for both the photographer and the camera because of intense heat from the molten lava. A light camera flash helps illuminate the raw iridescence of the slightly cooler dark lava.
  • ~ Pahoehoe Molten Lava ~ <br /> <br /> This photo covers about 35 feet of actively oozing molten lava called pahoehoe (pah-ho-ay-ho-ay) in Hawaiian.<br /> In the distance is the volcano Pu`u O`o, the source of the lava.<br /> This lava flow is on the Big Island of Hawaii, 2004. These will be part of a larger lava series I am working on.
  • ~ Pele Powers ~<br /> <br /> A massive static electric lighting bolt flashes through the base of the plume (violet color above red-orange lava) where molten lava is pumping into the ocean on the Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> There is a crowd of people in the shadows below and that 'star' above is the planet Jupiter. The 3/4's full moon is just off to our left and the moonlight is what has illuminated the massive two-thousand foot tall lava plume.<br /> <br /> The plume is comprised of steam, sulfur dioxide, glass particles, ash, rock, and black sand. As the molten lava pours out of the lava tubes that carried it from the volcano above, it instantly explodes into black sand and rock fragments. Many of these molten chunks will continue floating and steaming on the ocean. <br /> <br /> Photo taken at 9:45 PM on July 14th, 2008 – Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Pele Roars ~<br /> <br /> A massive explosion takes place at the base of the plume where molten lava is pumping into the ocean on the Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> The plume is comprised of steam, sulfur dioxide, glass particles, ash, rock, and black sand. As the molten lava pours out of the lava tubes that carried it from the volcano above, it instantly explodes into black sand and rock fragments. Many of these molten chunks will continue floating and steaming on the ocean. <br /> <br /> Photo taken at 8:15 PM on July 14th, 2008 – Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Pele Roars #2 ~ <br /> <br /> A massive explosion takes place at the base of the plume where molten lava is pumping into the ocean on the Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> The plume is comprised of steam, sulfur dioxide, glass particles, ash, rock, and black sand. As the molten lava pours out of the lava tubes that carried it from magma chambers under the flanks of Mauna Loa volcano above, it instantly explodes into black sand and rock fragments. Many of these molten chunks will continue floating and steaming on the ocean. <br /> <br /> Photo taken at 8:15 PM on July 14th, 2008 – Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Pele Roars #3 ~ A massive explosion takes place at the base of the plume where molten lava is pumping into the ocean on the Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> The plume is comprised of steam, sulfur dioxide, glass particles, ash, rock, and black sand. As the molten lava pours out of the lava tubes that carried it from magma chambers under the flanks of Mauna Loa volcano above, it instantly explodes into black sand and rock fragments. Many of these molten chunks will continue floating and steaming on the ocean. <br /> <br /> Photo taken at 8:07 PM on July 14th, 2008 – Island of Hawaii
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