November 3, 2014 - Hawaiin Lava

CaliforniaMama · 11-04-2014, 02:39 AM

In light of Hawai'i in the news . . .

Thanks to: Guide of Travels and World Visits

BigV · 11-04-2014, 10:12 AM

WELCOME BACK CALIFORNIA MAMA!

glatt · 11-04-2014, 10:34 AM

Those are cool pictures.
I was on the Big Island years ago on our honeymoon, and we went to the end of the road where the lava had blocked it. A few hundred yards away, hot lava was going into the water and creating a steam cloud that rained down on us.

I thought it was cool until I saw it was coating my camera lens with water droplets, each of which contained razor sharp abrasive bits of tiny lava particles.

I had to take that lens to a camera shop to be professional cleaned because I couldn't get the the particles off without wiping and scratching the lens.

I'm glad I took such good care of that lens, because I shot no more than ten more rolls with it before it got abandoned in my closet as a victim of the digital revolution.
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Sheldonrs · 11-04-2014, 01:09 PM

I wonder how they get that into those lamps.

:-)

Gravdigr · 11-04-2014, 01:17 PM

Very carefully.

Hiya Cali!! Welcome back! How's things?

fargon · 11-04-2014, 01:25 PM

Hi Mama.

SPUCK · 11-13-2014, 01:45 AM

I came across my wonderful Minolta with the F1.2 lens that I took hundreds of Europe shots with... abandoned -> digital Nikon. Very sad really. Hate to pitch it but why keep it?

It's been very interesting to watch that lava sneaking up on Pahoa.

When I was a kid we had a family friend who was fascinated with lava. He would come to our house bringing his Super8 movie projector and show us hours of Big Island lava crawling here and there. I bet I saw the full conflagration of 5 separate home in his movies. It was riveting stuff. I miss it.

11-04-2014, 02:39 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	November 3, 2014 - Hawaiin Lava In light of Hawai'i in the news . . . Thanks to: Guide of Travels and World Visits __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

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BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	WELCOME BACK CALIFORNIA MAMA! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I wonder how they get that into those lamps. :-) __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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11-04-2014, 10:34 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Those are cool pictures. I was on the Big Island years ago on our honeymoon, and we went to the end of the road where the lava had blocked it. A few hundred yards away, hot lava was going into the water and creating a steam cloud that rained down on us. I thought it was cool until I saw it was coating my camera lens with water droplets, each of which contained razor sharp abrasive bits of tiny lava particles. I had to take that lens to a camera shop to be professional cleaned because I couldn't get the the particles off without wiping and scratching the lens. I'm glad I took such good care of that lens, because I shot no more than ten more rolls with it before it got abandoned in my closet as a victim of the digital revolution.

11-13-2014, 01:45 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	I came across my wonderful Minolta with the F1.2 lens that I took hundreds of Europe shots with... abandoned -> digital Nikon. Very sad really. Hate to pitch it but why keep it? It's been very interesting to watch that lava sneaking up on Pahoa. When I was a kid we had a family friend who was fascinated with lava. He would come to our house bringing his Super8 movie projector and show us hours of Big Island lava crawling here and there. I bet I saw the full conflagration of 5 separate home in his movies. It was riveting stuff. I miss it.

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