OK, maybe squid with laser rifles, or Formula race cars, but volcanoes still rank up in the top of "things that are totally cool."

The picture was technically almost perfect as well. Nice exposure on a notoriously difficult subject, under less-than-ideal circumstances, and what you've done with it is nice, too.

Did you do any other post besides inverting the negative? It's a 5 star either way.

No PP here. Its full frame scan from negative (using Minolta Dimage II film scanner). Interesting enough, the bluish cast was achieved ONLY with the negative scan. No conventional printing (lab) got it, probably because the picture is so unusual (dark, almost monochromed) it through out the color analysers in the minilab. A friend even tried to do a pro enlargement but he only got murky results from the sky.

Outstanding image! love this!