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Smoke on the Water!

Lava from the Kilauea Volcano entering the Pacific Ocean. Shot in the pre-dawn hours from a tour boat while holding the camera as close to the water as I dared....
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Lava from the Kilauea Volcano entering the Pacific Ocean. Shot in the pre-dawn hours from a tour boat while holding the camera as close to the water as I dared. I pushed the ISO as high as I thought I could without getting too much noise but somehow I forgot to turn on high ISO noise reduction! Many shots that morning had excess motion blur from the lack of light and the motion of the boat, as you can tell the water was a bit rough. At 1-60 of a second and no image stabilization I was happy to get a few usable shots. I had to really work for a balance of selective noise reduction and sharpening on this one. Also I actually lowered the saturation in post, if you can believe that. I consider myself a very lucky man to have witnessed this in person and even more lucky to have captured a few images to remember it vividly.
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Atomck1
 
Atomck1 July 19, 2015
This image is best viewed on black.
suebert2
 
suebert2 August 04, 2015
Congrats on the being a finalist in Celebrating Nature Day Photo contest!!
Atomck1
Atomck1 August 04, 2015
Thank you!
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CarolSadler August 05, 2015
Great shot! Voted!
Atomck1
Atomck1 August 05, 2015
Thank you!
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jvillainc August 30, 2015
Some wicked waters there - but, with your perseverance you were able to capture this awesome photo - congratulations on being a finalist!
Atomck1
Atomck1 September 10, 2015
Thank you!
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2853 June 20, 2017
Stunning
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Atomck1 July 03, 2017
Thank you!
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Rezaw November 16, 2018
Amazing
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