One of the most cataclysmic events in recorded history took place in June of 1783 when a volcanic fissure opened up at Laki in Iceland. The emetic fury produced a prodigious belching of lava and gas on a scale seldom observed. The consequences were felt on a global scale, from China and Japan to India to North Africa to Europe to North America. Iceland was devastated and around 25% of the population perished.
My plan is to publish a series of photographs on Laki and its craters (Lakagígar) later. This post features Tjarnagígar, a lovely crater lake in the area. In the second image, the sun briefly came out to light the subject.