Title: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Paul Hamilton on 16-Apr-10, 10:49:40 AM
There are currently no aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules between Iceland and Germany. All scheduled flights to and from Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and much of France have been cancelled. In this picture, each small rectangle marks an aircraft position.
Paul
Paul
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 16-Apr-10, 10:52:54 AM
This is terrible. Thanks Paul.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 16-Apr-10, 11:12:02 AM
There are currently no aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules between Iceland and Germany. All scheduled flights to and from Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and much of France have been cancelled. In this picture, each small rectangle marks an aircraft position.
Paul
Paul
Thanks Paul! As much of a nuisance as the closures may be, I never want to see another plane come down again. I still hold my breath, as they are heading into National right over head.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: carla on 16-Apr-10, 11:13:32 AM
There are currently no aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules between Iceland and Germany. All scheduled flights to and from Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and much of France have been cancelled. In this picture, each small rectangle marks an aircraft position.
Paul
This is so strainge,so quiet.I can't see the ash,because it is to high in the air,but I can hear lots of birds.Greetings CarlaPaul
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: jeanne on 16-Apr-10, 11:18:50 AM
It is such a major inconvenience for travelers-- especially those who are sidelined at an airport with no means to stay elsewhere. Still, it is for the good. This ash can cause horrific consequences for planes. Near the glacier, there are floods due to the melting. :scaredblue:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 16-Apr-10, 11:29:07 AM
There are currently no aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules between Iceland and Germany. All scheduled flights to and from Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and much of France have been cancelled. In this picture, each small rectangle marks an aircraft position.
Paul
This is so strainge,so quiet.I can't see the ash,because it is to high in the air,but I can hear lots of birds.Greetings CarlaPaul
Eerily silent over Irish airspace too, tho we are not as hard-hit as UK and the Continent. Right now, I am listening to a wildlife programme on Irish radio, where they are discussing the effects, if any, which this ash cloud might have on migratory birds. Some - Whooper Swans, Pink-footed Geese, Greylag Geese, Puffins - are now returning to Iceland on their northward Spring migration and have been seen covered in ash. Most birds, however, appear to migrate at lower altitudes - and they are also smart enough to go around the clouds. I'd be interested, tho - as we all would - to hear others input on this. If the eruption continues, there could indeed be further problems - geese especially will be ingesting affected grass, while Puffins will return to traditional burrows and attempt excavating through the ash. So there could be more to this than a few cancelled flights...
A not-very-Slainte (Cheers!) message this time...
Bobbie
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 16-Apr-10, 11:32:23 AM
Jeanne! Sorry! You and I were posting re the ash and its consequences at the same time, so it looks like I was criticising... not so! Just two POVs at once... Take it from someone who knows what it is like to sit in an airport... and sit... and sit a bit more...
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: jeanne on 16-Apr-10, 03:12:26 PM
Bobbie,
It's fine!!! I immediately thought of birds (just like with the recent China earthquake, yes, I thought of people, but thought of the pandas). As much as this affects people, I always think that animals are so much more affected by the elements in so many ways.
It's fine!!! I immediately thought of birds (just like with the recent China earthquake, yes, I thought of people, but thought of the pandas). As much as this affects people, I always think that animals are so much more affected by the elements in so many ways.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 16-Apr-10, 03:35:41 PM
Thanks, Jeanne! I agree.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Aafke on 17-Apr-10, 06:37:30 AM
There are currently no aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules between Iceland and Germany. All scheduled flights to and from Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and much of France have been cancelled. In this picture, each small rectangle marks an aircraft position.
Paul
Paul
and The Netherlands!!!!
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: dale on 17-Apr-10, 01:03:55 PM
"in 1821, the same volcano managed to erupt for more than a year."
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Aafke on 17-Apr-10, 04:11:00 PM
Today I drove twice around Amsterdam airport, it was really strange to see no airplanes at all, normally you see airplanes everywhere, in the air, coming or going.
I went to the beach to look for the sun and the special color effects but I was too late, he was gone in the sea. I will try again tomorrow.
greetings Aafke
I went to the beach to look for the sun and the special color effects but I was too late, he was gone in the sea. I will try again tomorrow.
greetings Aafke
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 17-Apr-10, 04:20:29 PM
Yeah I would think strange too, going to an airport and not seeing any planes. Hope this ends soon and not a year like last time. I can imagine the ice that is melting from this.
Hundreds of exasperated tourists hunkered down Saturday at JFK Airport, sleeping on cots while waiting for word on the Icelandic ash cloud that kept them stranded in Queens.
Terminal 4 was filled with would-be passengers from Ireland, Germany, England and France as the volcanic cloud continued to wreak havoc on air traffic around the world.
Honeymooners Paul and Tracy Sheehan, of Kent, England, were among those trapped by the ashy atmosphere.
The couple arrived to catch a transfer flight on Friday night - only to hear the next available American Airlines flight home was one week away.
"It's been a nightmare," said Tracy, 30, after spending the night inside an airport Starbucks. "We both need to be back to work. ... One minute I feel it's all really bizarre, then I feel really stressed."
Ellen Gallagher, 58, of Dublin, spent her night on the terminal floor after missing out on one of the 250 cots with matching blue blankets.
She, her husband and their son had their Friday night connecting flight canceled. The earliest they can catch a flight to Ireland: Thursday, according to Delta Airlines officials.
"It's ridiculous," she said. "They're trying to cater to everyone, but it's hard. ... They didn't offer us anywhere to stay - they said the city's full.
"We don't know what we're going to do."
Scientists in Iceland said Saturday there was no imminent respite to the volcanic explosions responsible for the growing cloud.
"The activity has been quite vigorous overnight, causing the eruption column to grow," geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told The Associated Press.
"Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight."
The enormous cloud of ash and grit - which poses a catastrophic threat to plane engines - still hovered over much of Western Europe and stranded travelers across the globe.
Hundreds of exasperated tourists hunkered down Saturday at JFK Airport, sleeping on cots while waiting for word on the Icelandic ash cloud that kept them stranded in Queens.
Terminal 4 was filled with would-be passengers from Ireland, Germany, England and France as the volcanic cloud continued to wreak havoc on air traffic around the world.
Honeymooners Paul and Tracy Sheehan, of Kent, England, were among those trapped by the ashy atmosphere.
The couple arrived to catch a transfer flight on Friday night - only to hear the next available American Airlines flight home was one week away.
"It's been a nightmare," said Tracy, 30, after spending the night inside an airport Starbucks. "We both need to be back to work. ... One minute I feel it's all really bizarre, then I feel really stressed."
Ellen Gallagher, 58, of Dublin, spent her night on the terminal floor after missing out on one of the 250 cots with matching blue blankets.
She, her husband and their son had their Friday night connecting flight canceled. The earliest they can catch a flight to Ireland: Thursday, according to Delta Airlines officials.
"It's ridiculous," she said. "They're trying to cater to everyone, but it's hard. ... They didn't offer us anywhere to stay - they said the city's full.
"We don't know what we're going to do."
Scientists in Iceland said Saturday there was no imminent respite to the volcanic explosions responsible for the growing cloud.
"The activity has been quite vigorous overnight, causing the eruption column to grow," geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told The Associated Press.
"Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight."
The enormous cloud of ash and grit - which poses a catastrophic threat to plane engines - still hovered over much of Western Europe and stranded travelers across the globe.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 17-Apr-10, 04:28:44 PM
WOW!! Volcanohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YGJppt8jo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YGJppt8jo) This just posted. Volcano from NASA
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html) Some great pics of the volcano from the Boston Globe
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 17-Apr-10, 06:47:03 PM
I suspect the ice melt is in the immediate area/zone of the volcano. Remember that Iceland is loaded with hot springs and spas because of the volcanic activey that is there all the time. My friend Bob spent a lot of time in Iceland when he was in the Navy (he's from Georgia) and Iceland is beautiful because of the hot springs and volcanos. Oh! When in Iceland and dining with the locals, ask what you are being offered before taking a big plate of .....
Whale Blubber!! Bob still gets a strange look on his face, but his mama raised him right and he ate it all!
Whale Blubber!! Bob still gets a strange look on his face, but his mama raised him right and he ate it all!
Title: Iceland Volcano News Blog
Post by: ezsha on 17-Apr-10, 07:38:52 PM
Here is a blog (http://volcanism.wordpress.com/category/volcanoes/eyjafjoll-volcanoes/) with all the latest news, including news on travel restrictions.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 18-Apr-10, 05:11:04 AM
In the category "It's an ill wind that blows no good", ferries and trains across Europe are doing a booming business as travellers try to get the better of the no-flight situation. But the following takes British Bureaucracy a bridge too far... :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:
Slainte!
Bobbie
From the BCC...
Man forced to cycle on to ferry
A London businessman stranded in France by the no-fly ban is back in the UK after having to buy a women's bicycle to allow him aboard a returning ferry. Thom Noble, 52, from Highgate, said operator Norfolkline had no foot passenger tickets left and would only let him on as a cyclist.
He said staff at Dunkirk even made him ride the cycle, which he bought from a second-hand shop, up the ferry's ramp.
Norfolkline was not available for comment on Saturday.
Child's bike
He said half a dozen people grounded by the volcanic ash had the same idea and boarded the boat in a wobbling parade of two-wheelers. One man, a British Airways gold card member, was riding a children's bicycle.
Mr Noble, the managing director of a marketing company, and his colleague, set off on Friday morning from Zurich in Switzerland. The trip involved six trains and three taxis just to reach the French ferry port. He said the second-hand shop had had a run on bicycles and he bought a women's bike for 49 euro (£43) while his colleague picked out a bright pink contraption with a giant basket in front.
Mr Noble said once in Dover they were forced to dump the bicycles in order to get on a bus to go to the railway station.
Slainte!
Bobbie
From the BCC...
Man forced to cycle on to ferry
A London businessman stranded in France by the no-fly ban is back in the UK after having to buy a women's bicycle to allow him aboard a returning ferry. Thom Noble, 52, from Highgate, said operator Norfolkline had no foot passenger tickets left and would only let him on as a cyclist.
He said staff at Dunkirk even made him ride the cycle, which he bought from a second-hand shop, up the ferry's ramp.
Norfolkline was not available for comment on Saturday.
Child's bike
He said half a dozen people grounded by the volcanic ash had the same idea and boarded the boat in a wobbling parade of two-wheelers. One man, a British Airways gold card member, was riding a children's bicycle.
Mr Noble, the managing director of a marketing company, and his colleague, set off on Friday morning from Zurich in Switzerland. The trip involved six trains and three taxis just to reach the French ferry port. He said the second-hand shop had had a run on bicycles and he bought a women's bike for 49 euro (£43) while his colleague picked out a bright pink contraption with a giant basket in front.
Mr Noble said once in Dover they were forced to dump the bicycles in order to get on a bus to go to the railway station.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bonnie on 18-Apr-10, 08:51:45 AM
I lived in Oregon when Mt. St. Helen's erupted. Like a fool, I drove my car to Portland. Totally ruined the car. And the ash 250 miles away in Grants Pass made living miserable. Anyone with respiratory problems simply could not go outside. And if you didn't have a respiratory ailment, you developed one. Ash covered everything.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 18-Apr-10, 09:01:21 AM
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Man forced to cycle on to ferry
That's just crazy Bobbie...no foot tickets but have bike tickets? :silly: :clap: Thanks
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Aafke on 18-Apr-10, 04:02:07 PM
I just tried again to make some sun pictures.
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 18-Apr-10, 04:17:10 PM
Aafke, is that a haze from the ash? Wow...nice pic.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: ezsha on 18-Apr-10, 04:32:25 PM
I just tried again to make some sun pictures.
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
That's gorgeous! I am glad you got there before he was gone into the sea. (I love that turn of phrase!) Where do you go to take pictures?
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 18-Apr-10, 04:50:57 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 18-Apr-10, 04:59:36 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 18-Apr-10, 05:05:21 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
I meant to say with that last post, Janet - as in Ireland, nowhere in the Netherlands is that far from the water - haha!! (Am I right, Aafke?!) Reminds of me an old saying about the Dutch landscape, polders etc.: "God made the world but the Dutch made Holland." In case you are wondering about the intent, Aafke, that has always been seen as a hymn of praise to Dutch creativity and ingenuity... and still it continues!
Slainte!
Bobbie
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 18-Apr-10, 05:22:39 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
I meant to say with that last post, Janet - as in Ireland, nowhere in the Netherlands is that far from the water - haha!! (Am I right, Aafke?!) Reminds of me an old saying about the Dutch landscape, polders etc.: "God made the world but the Dutch made Holland." In case you are wondering about the intent, Aafke, that has always been seen as a hymn of praise to Dutch creativity and ingenuity... and still it continues!
Slainte!
Bobbie
RE: Holland - my mother taught us that as kids! :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 18-Apr-10, 05:29:36 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
I meant to say with that last post, Janet - as in Ireland, nowhere in the Netherlands is that far from the water - haha!! (Am I right, Aafke?!) Reminds of me an old saying about the Dutch landscape, polders etc.: "God made the world but the Dutch made Holland." In case you are wondering about the intent, Aafke, that has always been seen as a hymn of praise to Dutch creativity and ingenuity... and still it continues!
Slainte!
Bobbie
RE: Holland - my mother taught us that as kids! :2thumbsup:
Clever mom!
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 18-Apr-10, 07:24:46 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
I meant to say with that last post, Janet - as in Ireland, nowhere in the Netherlands is that far from the water - haha!! (Am I right, Aafke?!) Reminds of me an old saying about the Dutch landscape, polders etc.: "God made the world but the Dutch made Holland." In case you are wondering about the intent, Aafke, that has always been seen as a hymn of praise to Dutch creativity and ingenuity... and still it continues!
Slainte!
Bobbie
RE: Holland - my mother taught us that as kids! :2thumbsup:
Clever mom!
Mother's first husband (WWII) was a Dutchman via Canada.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: gayle on 19-Apr-10, 10:50:47 AM
More astonishing photographs of the vocano.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 19-Apr-10, 11:03:41 AM
More astonishing photographs of the volcano.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
Whoa-hoa, Gayle! That is some show!!! Imagine standing up-close like that! (And I tell ya, some people are going to make a tidy pile of dosh, selling those pix... an Ill Wind again...)
Slainte!
Bobbie
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: dale on 19-Apr-10, 11:33:28 AM
those are amazing ones, gayle! thank you.
Here's one I only saw today
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
makes its own weather
Here's one I only saw today
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
makes its own weather
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Carol P. on 19-Apr-10, 01:16:14 PM
More astonishing photographs of the volcano.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
Whoa-hoa, Gayle! That is some show!!! Imagine standing up-close like that! (And I tell ya, some people are going to make a tidy pile of dosh, selling those pix... an Ill Wind again...)
Slainte!
Bobbie
and they're probably collecting the ash to make glassware out of. That's what they did after Mt. St. Helens erupted.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 19-Apr-10, 06:52:03 PM
More astonishing photographs of the vocano.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html
Gayle
Awesome :flash:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 19-Apr-10, 06:53:10 PM
those are amazing ones, gayle! thank you.
Here's one I only saw today
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
makes its own weather
Here's one I only saw today
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
makes its own weather
Totally cool shot!!! :clap:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 19-Apr-10, 07:36:10 PM
and they're probably collecting the ash to make glassware out of. That's what they did after Mt. St. Helens erupted.
Hmmm....
I bought cases of toilet paper to avoid the price increase ;)
Title: 2010.04.19 Iceland Volcano Sends New Tremors, Lower Ash Cloud
Post by: ezsha on 19-Apr-10, 08:51:51 PM
From Earth Snapshot (http://www.eosnap.com/?p=15289):
Quote
The erupting volcano in Iceland sent new tremors on Monday, but the ash plume which has caused air traffic chaos across Europe has dropped to a height of about 2 km (1.2 miles), the Meteorological Office said.
Visibility near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier was almost nil as falling ash saturated the air and covered agricultural fields with a thin layer of dust which could be dangerous to animals if eaten, local media quoted the police as saying.
There was a risk, however, that molten rock could create new pathways for water to run into the crater, causing more explosions and a higher level of ash production.
The ash plume, which has cost airlines millions of dollars per day in lost revenue, had descended to a lower altitude as strong winds continued to push the cloud southward.
The ash plume is very low. It’s not much higher than 2 kilometers. The column of ash rising from the volcano was as high as 11 km when it started erupting earlier last week.
Air traffic over Europe remained severely disrupted on Monday.
Visibility near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier was almost nil as falling ash saturated the air and covered agricultural fields with a thin layer of dust which could be dangerous to animals if eaten, local media quoted the police as saying.
There was a risk, however, that molten rock could create new pathways for water to run into the crater, causing more explosions and a higher level of ash production.
The ash plume, which has cost airlines millions of dollars per day in lost revenue, had descended to a lower altitude as strong winds continued to push the cloud southward.
The ash plume is very low. It’s not much higher than 2 kilometers. The column of ash rising from the volcano was as high as 11 km when it started erupting earlier last week.
Air traffic over Europe remained severely disrupted on Monday.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Paul Hamilton on 20-Apr-10, 09:35:01 AM
Icelandic photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson has been taking some nice ones (http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/photographing-icelands-fiery-volcano/?ref=europe).
Paul
Paul
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 20-Apr-10, 09:39:10 AM
:coolphotos: :clap:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 20-Apr-10, 09:46:21 AM
Good Find, Paul! These are really great images - so different from Hawaian erruptions.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: dale on 20-Apr-10, 10:57:33 AM
Icelandic photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson has been taking some nice ones (http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/photographing-icelands-fiery-volcano/?ref=europe).
Paul
Paul
no kidding, nice ones, wow...thanks, Paul.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Aafke on 20-Apr-10, 03:14:35 PM
I just tried again to make some sun pictures.
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
Here is one to start.
greetings Aafke
That's gorgeous! I am glad you got there before he was gone into the sea. (I love that turn of phrase!) Where do you go to take pictures?
For this picture I went to the beach, 15 min from my home
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Aafke on 20-Apr-10, 03:25:44 PM
Aafke! I didn't realize you were that close to the water. Yeah, water haze and junk in the sky makes great sunrise/sunset pics! More, please?
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
And Bobbi, you should be getting some in Ireland, too :)
Yes, we are, Janet - tho not as spectacular as they are farther north in Aafke's patch. My husband Rod has a nice one from early yesterday of the sky over our house at around 5am GMT (the dog wanted to have a wander...). Of course Dumb Me has trouble posting these but if I discover how, I will forward.
I meant to say with that last post, Janet - as in Ireland, nowhere in the Netherlands is that far from the water - haha!! (Am I right, Aafke?!) Reminds of me an old saying about the Dutch landscape, polders etc.: "God made the world but the Dutch made Holland." In case you are wondering about the intent, Aafke, that has always been seen as a hymn of praise to Dutch creativity and ingenuity... and still it continues!
Slainte!
Bobbie
I think the farest place in The Netherlands to the sea is driving 4 hours in your car!
O, but talking about water, funny I think it's almost at every corner.
That's a very nice saying Bobbie, I never heard it before, my mother never told it to me.
greetings Aafke
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 20-Apr-10, 04:18:48 PM
I think the farest place in The Netherlands to the sea is driving 4 hours in your car!
greetings Aafke
greetings Aafke
4 hours! That's how long it takes me to get to NJ for pizza! :hungry:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 21-Apr-10, 03:14:25 AM
I think the farest place in The Netherlands to the sea is driving 4 hours in your car!
O, but talking about water, funny I think it's almost at every corner.
That's a very nice saying Bobbie, I never heard it before, my mother never told it to me.
greetings Aafke
[/quote]
Isn't that something, Aafke! Not only are the Dutch ingenious - they are also modest!
Slainte!
Bobbie
O, but talking about water, funny I think it's almost at every corner.
That's a very nice saying Bobbie, I never heard it before, my mother never told it to me.
greetings Aafke
[/quote]
Isn't that something, Aafke! Not only are the Dutch ingenious - they are also modest!
Slainte!
Bobbie
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland Birds eye view (video)
Post by: Donna on 21-Apr-10, 06:46:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dDesUPkMo&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dDesUPkMo&feature=player_embedded#!) video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCN5m6GbFGA&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCN5m6GbFGA&NR=1) Video of a Scottish family who just returned from Iceland...long video but amazing footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCN5m6GbFGA&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCN5m6GbFGA&NR=1) Video of a Scottish family who just returned from Iceland...long video but amazing footage.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland, More photographs
Post by: gayle on 27-Apr-10, 02:05:46 AM
More astonishing photographs from Iceland:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland, More photographs
Post by: Donna on 27-Apr-10, 07:40:47 AM
More astonishing photographs from Iceland:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
They were probably one of the best sets of pics yet. Thanks.
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland, More photographs
Post by: valhalla on 27-Apr-10, 11:38:29 AM
More astonishing photographs from Iceland:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
Gayle
They were probably one of the best sets of pics yet. Thanks.
:ditto:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 27-Apr-10, 01:53:39 PM
Uh huh! :yes:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 27-Apr-10, 04:54:50 PM
There go the 3 Little Pigs again! :harhar:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: Donna on 27-Apr-10, 04:59:52 PM
There go the 3 Little Pigs again! :harhar:
LOL.....all in a row! :wave:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 27-Apr-10, 05:01:19 PM
There go the 3 Little Pigs again! :harhar:
LOL.....all in a row! :wave:
You Got It! :laugh:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 27-Apr-10, 06:42:14 PM
:gum: :rofl:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: valhalla on 27-Apr-10, 07:22:40 PM
You guys are cracking me up! :2funny: :rofl: :hysterical: :laugh:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: MAK on 27-Apr-10, 07:42:35 PM
Yeah, me too! :lol: :silly:
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: gayle on 29-Apr-10, 09:24:54 PM
I have just seen an awe inspiring and informative program "Iceland Volcano Eruption" on the National Geographic Channel. It will be rebroadcast at 8:00 PM PDT this evening and Saturday morning 7:00 AM PDT. Well worth the time and eyesight!
Title: Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud from Iceland
Post by: ezsha on 18-May-10, 07:10:09 AM
Incredible time-lapse photography of the volcano (no lightning, but still phenomenal)!
http://vimeo.com/11673745
For those with slower connections, you can turn the HD off.
The airplane shots show where the debris melted through the skin.
http://vimeo.com/11673745
For those with slower connections, you can turn the HD off.
The airplane shots show where the debris melted through the skin.