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Laze Layers

            When 2,000 degree liquid red hot basalt Hawaiian lava hits the ocean, the ocean boils. During Kilauea’s incredible eruption this summer, massive clouds billowed from the ocean entry as new land was slowly added to the Big Island. The interaction between the lava and the ocean produces a cloud known as laze, which is saltwater steam, hydrochloric acid, and tiny particles of volcanic glass. The USGS likens this unfriendly cloud to diffuse battery acid though with bonus tiny shards of glass. From 3,000 feet above in a Paradise Helicopter charter, I looked down and saw this scene below. The sun had risen resulting in huge specular reflections across the surface of the pacific, while the billowing laze stacked up vertically below us as it streamed up in the trade winds. A cloud was causing a shadow along the edge of the fresh land and the higher clouds were lit by the direct sun. The effect for me is very three dimensional even though this photograph is a two dimensional medium. Thinking back I am still amazed at what I witnessed, and I am still heartbroken for all that was lost.
   

Taken on: July 31, 2018

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aerial

big island

clouds

eruption

hawaii

island

kilauea

lava

laze

ocean

ocean entry

pacific

pohoiki

puna

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Sets appears in: • Hawaii

Groups appears in: • Hawaii Photographs • Landscape Exploration more » • Big Island, Hawaii • Nature & Landscapes • Volcano Photography « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM3, f/5.6, 1/8000 sec, 100mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM3
Lens:	FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/8000 sec
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-2.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.0 (Macintosh)
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