Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Summit Eruption 2021 #1 - Short

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Video of the ongoing summit eruption at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcano National Park.

Short version. The full version will be available this weekend.

Halemaumau vent inside of Kilauea volcanoes caldera.
Viewed from the newest public viewing area in the park.
The lava lake rose high enough to be seen from this area.
Only the far western portion of the vent can be seen but fortunately, it's where the eruption vent/cone is located.

11-19-21.

I'm about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the erupting vent.
I rarely visit popular viewing areas to avoid crowds and crowd noise but I was curious and the angle was right for the setting full moon. The moon sets behind the slopes of Mauna Loa.

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 at 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. Check your lens often as it will mist up often. I was often shooting through one or all of the above.
It can be cold too. The 40s in the winter months at night. Add in the wind and it's downright chilly.

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) or the 12-35mm (24-70mm equivalent) for all of the wide ones.
Both had mics but I used my remote recordings for this video. Crowd chatter while sometimes interesting just didn't fit this setting.

I set my Zoom H1N a ways away directed at the vent and my GoPro 8 further back to pick up the birds singing in the forest starting just before sunrise. The wind and the vent activity have to be just perfect to capture any audio from that distance. The churning pond in the vent echoes off of the caldera walls. The birds are loud and upwind so that's easy.

The occasional shake on the zoomed-in clips is mostly from where I had to set up the GH5. People constantly walking too close to the tripod. I gently grab it just in case they bump into it. A couple of the clips appear to be floating because those were shot handheld at 800mm. The full moon melting into the slope of Mauna Loa is one.

No one knows how long this will last or if it will erupt in other locations. For now, it's confined within the caldera. If the lake continues to rise it will eventually be visible from most viewing areas.

Images from this outing can be seen here.

https://lavapix.com/gallery/11-19-21-kilauea-summit-eruption-g9-gh5/

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