AlooooooHa! Alrighty then...here I am within 20 ft. of the edge. I'm definitely standing on the bench now, and believe me I am more than a little nervous. I'm standing just to the right of the plume. Everything past the black lava in the foreground is ocean. As the hot lava reaches it's final destination into the ocean the large plume is formed. As I had mentioned in one of my previous posts, the plume seems to create it's own little environment. Small lighting strikes were occurring all night from within the plume. Vortex's, or mini tornadoes, or water spouts, appeared out of the plume on a regular basis. I was mesmerized by the sight of these vortex's. Although I would have loved to linger and shoot more shots, the bench as I mentioned before is no place to dawdle. With the warmth under my shoes getting stronger, it's time to move from this spot. I am in my mind safely out of the splatter zone which is occurring off camera. But I know that one big explosion could send lava raining down on me. I have one more shot of a vortex I will post next time. Thanks for coming along and I hope your still enjoying the view. Big Mahalo's for those who commented and favorited my last post. For all of those who have stopped in for a peek, thanks for looking~ Aloha~