GO VOLCANO PHOTOGRAPHY
SICILY 2009

18-20 August

The only views we had of Etna were from trains or buses.

The only views we had of Etna were from trains or buses.

Summit!

Summit!

So you have a few million or so.  What do you do?  Build a hotel on an active volcano.

So you have a few million or so. What do you do? Build a hotel on an active volcano.

A lone bomb.

A lone bomb.

Spotted this hornito before tourists invaded it!

Spotted this hornito before tourists invaded it!

Beautiful hornito...

Beautiful hornito...

Mmm...

Mmm...

A bottomless pit, yay!

A bottomless pit, yay!

The summit (back left)

The summit (back left)

Summit (back left)

Summit (back left)

Another cone, with giant fumarole in center and tourists everywhere.

Another cone, with giant fumarole in center and tourists everywhere.

Volcanoes are all rainbows and flowers.

Volcanoes are all rainbows and flowers.

The summit!  Very imposing.  I wanted to get closer.

The summit! Very imposing. I wanted to get closer.

Moonscape.

Moonscape.

A lava channel from the hornito.  So amazing.

A lava channel from the hornito. So amazing.

The summit...

The summit...

© Christina C. Forbes 2009