Lava Meets Ocean

shiftfrequency | October 28 2012 | Thanks, Ann B

Nick Selway, 28, and CJ Kale, 35, braved baking hot 110F waters to capture these images, as they floated just feet from scalding heat and floating lava bombs. The pair, spend their days camped on the edge of active volcanoes to capture the incredible images.

Terrifying: Mr Selway and Mr Kale dress only in swimming shorts and flippers as they float in rough seas as hot as 110F to capture the incredible images
Contrast: The bright light of the lava, accentuated by a long exposure, sets of the grey of the water in the Hawaiian dusk
Close call: The cameraman is just a few dozen feet from fiery lava pouring out of the rock
Beauty: Hawaii is an collection of volcanic islands located over a geological ‘hot spot’ in the Central Pacific

Beautiful, but dangerous: Mr Selway and Mr Kale don’t recommend that others attempt to recreate these incredible shots
Fountain of flames: A volley of lava explodes into the air with clouds of menacing smoke rising above
Inches from death: People die every year in Hawaii trying to get a close-up view of the island chain’s spectacular volcanoes
Life on Mars? A river of molten rock flows past a majestic landscape that conjures up images of perhaps some faraway planet
Stunning: The rising steam from the eruptions creates a rainbow across the evening sky

 

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