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Huge Volcano Lava Fountain – Hawaii 4k Short

Violet Moffitt Lowry – July 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018

Guy Miranda – August 17, 1958 – June 2, 2022

It was over 216k until YouTube did a massive purge of subscribers.

June 2023 Eruption Videos & Galleries

September 19, 2023 by lavapix

Videos from my June 17, 2023, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visit.

The lava fountain was about 145′ high to give you a scale of how big some of those flying lava chunks are. The eruption stopped a few days later.

Huge Volcano Lava Fountain – Hawaii 4k – Producer Edition

Huge Volcano Lava Fountain – Hawaii 4k – Slow Motion Edition

This vantage point is right where the trade showers creep in from the east (our backs) and end. This means it can often be engulfed in a cloudy mist at any time of the day or night. You’re also near the edge of the collapse of the main caldera and its steaming cliffs. In other words, there can be misty rains, clouds, and or steam present as seen in this visit.

I shot with both of my Panasonic cameras. The GH5 with the Leica 100-400mm (200-800mm 35mm equivalent) for all of the close-up clips and the G9 with the Lumix 8-18mm (16-36mm 35mm equivalent), the 12-35mm (24-70mm equivalent) for all of the wide ones, and the 35-100mm (70-200mm equivalent).

Images from this event can be viewed at the links below.

6-17-23 Kilauea Summit Eruption G9

6-17-23 Kilauea Summit Eruption GH5

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I’m still sorting out my videos from Kilauea’s latest eruption that lasted from September 10 to 16.

More videos coming soon from previous eruptions.

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Violet Moffitt Lowry – July 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018

Guy Miranda – August 17, 1958 – June 2, 2022

It was over 216k until YouTube did a massive purge of subscribers

New Lava Video & Gallery

July 29, 2023 by lavapix

Aloha,

I uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel of Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption.

It’s very long but you can scroll through or skip around as you wish. Or just let it play on your TV in the background during social gatherings. Businesses that have TVs can let it play through as there are no ads in the middle of the video.

There will be two more videos from this eruption. I only made two visits as the eruption didn’t last long.

Below the posted video I have the same information posted that you’ll see on my YT channel.

If you’re unable to view the video on YT via the video above click here.

“To use this video in a commercial player, advertising, or in broadcasts, please email BryanLowry@Lavapix.com.

***Read The Description for detailed information***

The on and off again summit eruption at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Yes, this video is very long. Skip around or set it and let it play in the background when you’re having social gatherings etc… For those of you not interested in the night activity, you can start at the 2:34:00 mark to watch from morning twilight through sunrise. At this point and time, you’ll notice the audio quiet down significantly. You will hear the occasional Nene fly by.

For licensing, be sure to contact Brave Bison as noted above.

In less than 24 hours it filled a 360-acre lava lake up to 33′ deep. There were 30′ high dome fountains and one prominent 100′ fountain during my visit. The vent that produced the initial eruption was letting out loud jetting sounds. Not very often, but easily the loudest sound coming out of the area.

After several seconds of the wide clips, I sped it up to show the directions the lava was swirling.

The true scale of these vents is dwarfed by the size of the Halemaumau vent and Kilaueas caldera. I was at two different locations that were both about 1.5 miles away. You’ll notice in the last hour or so things get much quieter. That can be due to multiple factors like a change in activity, the sound being projected in a different direction, and wind. The main background noise is from the cooling surface rocks pushing against each other.

I did edit out the constant helicopter noise that starts after sunrise. I know one is the USGS but after that who knows. The park really needs to address this as it went on for several hours. I hope they’re not doing heli tours. Nearly all of the visitors I spoke with found them annoying and wondered why it was allowed. The park and USGS could use drones with live feeds when needed.

If you’re wondering why I switch to show wider clips instead of constant close ones, I’m shooting with 2 cameras simultaneously. This is the combined footage. During the early close-up clips, you’ll notice heavy amounts of heat shimmer. this would come and go throughout my visit. It’s a 360 acres lava lake so it’s hot down there. I was out there for roughly 8 hours.

Enjoy. June 06, 2023

Two more long videos from this 12-day eruption and then I’ll be working backward catching up on previous eruptions including last year’s Mauna Loa eruption.

My part of Hawaii just got fiber internet so now I have fast upload speeds exceeding 500Mbps. The prior 23Mbps was a bottleneck in my production.

Images from this event can be viewed at the link below.

All will be available for print. Click the Buy Now button to see options and pricing. For rights-managed licensing email BryanLowry@Lavapix.com

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“Fire & Ice”

February 19, 2023 by lavapix

Aloha,

Hard to believe that it’s been 18 years since I captured my Fire & Ice image. 2/19/2005.

Last year I decided to revisit the images I captured during that outing and I made a print of the original composure for Fire & Ice. I now have it displayed with my Fire & Ice print.

It was a different lens setup that would show the fountain/spattering lava dropping over and down the side of the East Pond Vent south cone. Then the cone on the south end of the vent stopped spattering switching to the farther away northern cone, so I had to make a quick lens change to capture it properly.

The full story can be read on my website. The story behind Fire & Ice.

So this original composure is now available for purchase. It compliments my Fire & Ice image as part of the story. It can be purchased at the link below. They were captured 6 minutes apart.

Image #0 Puu Oo Glow & Mauna Kea Snow Image #1 Fire & Ice

7:30 am, Pu’u O’o vent, Spattering vent, and snow-covered Mauna Kea,
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island of Hawaii.

Pu’u O’o vent, Spattering vent, and snow-covered Mauna Kea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island of Hawaii. Fire & Ice.

Two years ago while out filming the on and off again Kilauea volcano summit eruption I captured this surreal image of the Halemaumau glow and the snow-capped summit of the Mauna Loa volcano under the glow of the full moon. 1/28/2021 at 2:42 am.

It’s available in two formats. Standard and panoramic. Image #600 Image #600c.

Full Moon – Kilauea Glow – Mauna Loa Snow

Full moon, Summit eruption, Kilauea volcano, Mauna Loa volcano summit covered with snow, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii

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New Videos

February 10, 2023 by lavapix

Aloha,

Wow, I went the entire year of 2022 without a blog post.

That’s a first since I started this journey decades ago.

I’ve been plenty busy with the Kilauea eruptions and Mauna Loa’s 2-week eruption.

I’ll be playing catch-up in 2023. Below are several videos to keep you occupied.

Image gallery links are below each video.

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Another blog post will be coming shortly with some new images and galleries.

Videos

I recently added several new videos to my YouTube channel.

They can be seen below.

I’m still way behind on my Kilauea Volcano eruption videos but I’ve made lots of progress and several more will be loaded soon including the Mauna Loa eruption videos.

An oldie but a goodie

Images from this lava lake can be viewed and purchased here

7/16/22

Images from 7/16/22 can be seen here

Images from the fireworks can be seen here

12/2/21

Images from 12/2/21 can be seen here

12/2/21

Images from 12/2/21 can be seen here

The Short Version

The Full Version

Images from this outing can be viewed at the links below. See the difference from 2020 to 2022.

Beehive 2020 and Beehive 2022

12/8/21

Images from 12/8/21 can be seen here

12/25/21

Images from 12/25/21 can be seen here

12/31/21

Images from 12/31/21 can be seen here

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11-19-21 Kilauea Summit Eruption G9 GH5

Violet Moffitt Lowry – July 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018

Guy Miranda – August 17, 1958 – June 2, 2022

Volcano, Wasp & Gecko Videos and Photos

December 26, 2021 by lavapix

Aloha,

I’ve been busy shooting a variety of subjects. It seems to be never-ending so I post infrequently.

First are two videos from the new public viewing area in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I have both short and full versions.

From this vantage point, you can see the far western portion of the lava lake at Halemaumau. As luck would have it that’s where the erupting vent is currently located. This small portion fills about 1/4 of the larger vent. The other part has been inactive lately. The current eruption so far has filled in about 265′. Once it reaches the next level of the caldera it will spread over a large area unless there’s another collapse before then.

For those of you that are interested I’ll have additional videos and photos from this location in the coming weeks.

The other videos were captured right on my lanai.

A small wasp nest that slowly grew in population only to later be decimated by a very hungry and aggressive Gecko.

The Paper Wasps were actually pretty docile and never bothered me. One day I took notice of the Gecko closing in on the nest and I was surprised to see it snatch a wasp and run off with it. This took numerous failed attempts as the main wasp would fight it off. Eventually, the gecko wiped out all but 2 of the juveniles. It even ate the ones still incubating within the nest. I caught that on video.

This all played out over several weeks and it was difficult catching the action as it happened quickly.

Short version

Full version

Short version

Full version

Images from these outings can be seen at the links below.

Lots of similar images from the eruption because so many had unique and interesting features.

Wildlife Gecko – Wasp Nest

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The summit eruption at Kilauea volcano has been erupting on and off since late Sept. Beautiful clear skies are back on the Kona side of the island when it pauses.

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