Volcano is Paused by sharky_
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Description
Our Volcano Pu`u O`o lava activity is paused. There is no active lava visible anywhere on the flow field. The crater floor continues to collapse indicating no lava there. There was a swarm of earthquakes occurring away from the Pu'u O'o crater causing a crack in the earth with some lava coming out (June 18/19). It has stopped since then. There is a lot of sulfur dioxide fumes being emitted from those cracks. Looks like no lava hikes unless something else comes up. This flower is the Lehua flower from the Volcano area. Aloha and thank you for viewing

Comments (37)
It looks like a bottle brush plant we have here, maybe a relative to it perhaps....very pretty shot! where have you been hiding, long time no pics...?
wonderful macro and flower
Beautiful flower ....great capture sharky_ I'm sorry the lava hikes stopped but this will give you a good rest for the summer without getting your feetsies scorched L Enjoy and be safe!
nature is very powerful, very goog shot !!
I am sure the volcano will not rest forever.This is a nice deep red fluffy flower with a great DOF. Good to see you uploding again.
Lol a punk plant, great colour so vibrant excellent shot.
Great colours here... and your composition is excellent Hugs
about time you posted!!very beautiful flower.we have one very similar but is purple
Very beautiful picture and interesting!
Love the color and the fuzzy spikey-ness of the bloom! Sounds like you keep very close track of the living land you are on. Stay well~
So beautiful ! Good day :)
So . . . flowers now? You KNOW I'll be thrilled! :) This is a great shot. Such wonderful composition, and the DOF creates a perfect conrast for the brilliant and sharp-focused red flower. Nice job on the red, btw! That's not an easy color to capture.
Beautiful shot
great foto
I am sorry to hear that we will not be seeing any more of your great lava photos in the near term, but shots like this Lehua flower are quite enchanting as well. It sounds like the molten center is shifting again, perhaps a new crater will form in the near future?
a very nice shot of this flower. I love the bristles - good pov to show them off and I like the off-set of the subject. Sorry to hear about the hikes. I know they are important to you in many ways. Still the remaining activity must be pretty interesting as well. Hope lava starts again for you soon.
What a gorgeous little flower this is and I just love your composition. It is very effective indeed. A brilliant shot, Errol!
Kort...Even tho the earthquake activity had dropped to minimum which usually indicate the movement of magma below, Kilauea is still inflating. Yes, I do think a new crater will eventually be formed. Its just a matter of when. Aloha
What a very pretty flower, and a lovely shot.
Thanks for the resume about the volcano Sharky ! Excellent centring here and colours of magma ! Aloha !
This is one of the best shots I have seen of this flower. Glad you weren't up at the lava flow when the earthquakes were happening. Take care and Aloha.
Wow...so the eruption's finally stopped...for now? Or is it still technically considered to be erupting even without the lava at the moment? Hope it starts back up soon so we can see the amazing lava shots of yours, but you do nature just as well, so that works. :)
Amazing anything survives near lava. Lovely capture, Errol.
Wonderful detail and the contrast against the grey background works really well! Nice capture!
Lovely thistles on this flower.
Super Farbe und Details!
sulfur dioxide fumes is deadly I heard. I know sulfur funes smells real baD HAVEING BURN SOME WHEN i WAS A YOUTH. I know if it form a new creater you be there with your camera. cool looking flower
extremely beautiful flower, great capture...
I'll miss the lava hikes, but this flower is beautiful. I'm glad I got to see the flow when I did.
tr belle fleur aux amines couleur de lave,excellent shot!