Volcanic Ash Cloud
by Heidi Fickinger
Title
Volcanic Ash Cloud
Artist
Heidi Fickinger
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
In April of 2018 Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island in Hawai'i began a sequence of events that has lead to a significant volcanic eruption. The lava lakes of both the Pu'u O'o and Halemaumau craters rose dramatically at the end of April. In early May, after a 6.9 earthquake that rocked the East Side of the Island, both lakes suddenly drained below the water table. This lead to the opening of fissures more than 20 miles away and fountains of lava and volcanic gases began to stream out of fissures, threatening and subsequently sending houses up in flames. Cracks appeared across roads in a line downstream of the craters and fissure after fissure began to open and erupt. Meanwhile, at the Halemaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea, rocks began to fall from the crater walls, broken free from the close to 1000 quakes from 1.0 to over 4.0. While at the summit in the Hawaiian Volcano National Park, I witnessed this giant writhing cloud of ash and steam burst from the bowel of the crater to rise high above the rim,roiling and coiling across the sky and thence to slowly dissipate in the strong trade winds blowing from the north. It was an incredible sight to witness.
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May 14th, 2018
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Comments (40)
Connie Fox
Talk about a photo-op! A fine capture, Heidi. Congratulations on your feature in The 200 Club.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Wow! Good catch! Congratulations, your wonderful photography is featured on the home page of the "rising star" group, The 200 Club. Featured images are changed often; to remain visible for potential buyers who visit the group later, please post your featured images in the current features discussion thread for 2020 and other applicable archival and promotional threads in the Club.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan
Joyce Dickens
Heidi, this truly a phenomenal capture; I am in awe; everyone there is in my thoughts and prayers; be safe!!!
Heidi Fickinger replied:
Thank you Joyce. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers and will pas them on to friends suffering from the eruption. We call that spreading Aloha.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's themed week N IS FOR NEW WORK!! You are invited to add this to the features archive discussion and in another discussion in ABC Group!
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Amazing capture, dear Heidi ! Saw on news and thinking to you. Stay safe. f,l
Heidi Fickinger replied:
Many sincere thanks for your comments Ana! And also for your kind thoughts.
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