Most people would prefer to escape when threatened by a volcanic eruption that produces lava heat up to 1,000 C. But not for Skarphedinn Thrainsson, an intrepid photographer who braved death for the sake of obtaining the photographs are stunning.
"It was the most amazing experiences of my life" says Skarphedinn.
"You feel so small and helpless in front of the volcanic mountain. And back to normal landscape photography after experiencing it, it's boring"
Skarphedinn, a native of Reykjavik, Iceland, taking beautiful photographs at Fimmvorduhals and Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption, which had caused a sensation in Europe about 2 years ago.
Fimmvorduhals volcano in the mountains tend to be more friendly. However, Eyjafjallajokull terrible time of eruption, the ash could kill the airline industry in Europe.
"It is very dangerous in the surrounding area Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, most of the time I took photos of last year, due to lightning darting behind a thick ash"
"Lightning strikes near the spot had I stood that night. Two people died tragically because of lost that night after making observations there." he added.
Skarphedinn now obsessed to capture the extraordinary moments, and the next goal is to Hawaii and other fabulous locations. But he says ready to shoot if a time the mountain in Iceland erupted again.
"It was the most amazing experiences of my life" says Skarphedinn.
"You feel so small and helpless in front of the volcanic mountain. And back to normal landscape photography after experiencing it, it's boring"
Skarphedinn, a native of Reykjavik, Iceland, taking beautiful photographs at Fimmvorduhals and Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption, which had caused a sensation in Europe about 2 years ago.
Fimmvorduhals volcano in the mountains tend to be more friendly. However, Eyjafjallajokull terrible time of eruption, the ash could kill the airline industry in Europe.
"It is very dangerous in the surrounding area Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, most of the time I took photos of last year, due to lightning darting behind a thick ash"
"Lightning strikes near the spot had I stood that night. Two people died tragically because of lost that night after making observations there." he added.
Skarphedinn now obsessed to capture the extraordinary moments, and the next goal is to Hawaii and other fabulous locations. But he says ready to shoot if a time the mountain in Iceland erupted again.
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| Figure lips that was erupting volcano produces stunning images that look like rain of fire |
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| Boomed and lightning split the sky as black smoke billowed out from the volcano |
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| From the clouds, visible images similar burst of black swans, and beyond it purple lightning storm |
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| Picture someone who seems to lead to the camera - or is he just getting close to the volcano? |
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| Skarphdinn image photographing fellow photographer who also hunt for beautiful photos right on the lip of the volcano |
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| A group of people being surveyed mountains from close range, which is clearly not a safe distance |
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| With the night sky as the backdrop, and the lava which spread down from the mountain, making this picture seemed to come from another world |
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| Beautiful Aurora Borealis above active volcanoes issuing lava |
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| Volcano spewing lava orange, creating a beautiful contrast with the sky |
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| A pair of photographers are getting blurred if splashing lava is too close to them |
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