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Sunday, February 1, 2015

PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES ICELAND VOLCANIC ERUPTION UP CLOSE, with 500 foot lava waves bursting near him

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  • Photographer Tomas Freyr Kristjansson took incredible shots of Holuhraun volcano in Iceland
  • Security closed the site down for the safety of tourists while Kristjansson took incredible shots 

  • The silhouette of brave photographer Tomas Freyr Kristjansson as he gets as close as possible to the volatile Holuhraun volcano
    The silhouette of brave photographer Tomas Freyr Kristjansson as he gets as close as possible to the volatile Holuhraun volcano
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    The volcano site was closed to tourists by security services as Tomas took these remarkable shots

    Tomas said the heat was so intense he 'could have roasted hot dogs' over the lava and could feel the earth trembling beneath his  feet
    Tomas said the heat was so intense he 'could have roasted hot dogs' over the lava and could feel the earth trembling beneath his feet
     
    Tomas ensured he got some of the walking tourists in shot to illustrate the sheer scale of the eruptions 
    See tourist on the bottom left - The image gives an idea of the scale of the eruption.

    A daredevil motorcyclist rides his bike around the volcano as it spurts yet another wave of luminous lava
    A daredevil motorcyclist rides his bike around the volcano as it spurts yet another wave of luminous lava  
    Molten hot lava flows towards Kristjansson, 37, as he feverishly captures images of the volcano in the heart of Iceland

    Tomas cuts a lone figure in the Mars-like scene in the heart of Iceland's moody landscape
    Tomas cuts a lone figure in the Mars-like scene in the heart of Iceland's moody landscape
    Smoke billows from the Holuhraun volcano, where Tomas said the biggest crater, Baugur, was spewing lava up to 140 metres (460 feet) high
     Smoke billows from the Holuhraun volcano, where Tomas said the biggest crater, Baugur, was spewing lava up to 140 metres (460 feet) high
     
    Tomas stops for a quick happy snap as the mountain of lava flows towards him 
    Tomas stops for a quick happy snap as the mountain of lava flows towards him 
     
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