Darkness Defied

Night descends around the Mt Yasur volcano as its eruptions defy the darkness. Have you ever watched a volcano erupt in front of you from the crater rim? Quite the unnerving experience as each of those blocks of magma is about the size of a refrigerator! Mount Yasur is a volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, that sits at 361 m (1,184 ft) above sea level.

The best way I can describe it is that it is like watching an explosion while experiencing an earthquake and listening to a sonic boom. Then as you stare numbly into space your trance is broken by the whistling noise of the magma falling from the sky with the hope it falls short of where you are standing.

I had not shared the title shot before however I thought I would post it up with the two subsequent shots that I had posted previously as they are a little more powerful when shown together. The last shot was taken with a super wide angle 10.0 mm (15.8 mm in 35mm); to give you an idea of how close we were to the action.

If you would like to learn a little bit more about my background in photography you can read the interview @photofeed did with me here

Robert Downie
Love Life, Love Photography

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