This evening, we went down to the newly opened lava flow viewing area in Kalapana, which is on the coast outside of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea, the main volcano round these parts, has been quite active of late — she’s got an eruption going up top, and one going down below.
This has been something I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid, and now I can check it off my list.
For the record, these were all taken at a safe distance of around a quarter mile, through a telephoto lens with a focal distance of 300mm. Exposure times range from 2.5 to 8 seconds.
