Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

[pjnr56]

Took this during a trip to Costa Rica in May. This is an active volcano and, weather permitting, at night you can see the lava flow down the side - awesome!

[RLJSlick]

Wow that is a amazing shot, I really love what you did with the foreground!

[windrider86]

Since this is the technique area can you share with us how you came about this great image? What were the settings you used? Did you use a tripod? What, if any post processing did you do?

[sarahgirl777]

I also like the foreground. The pops of red really catch your eye.

[pjnr56]

Thanks everyone. WEll here is my Exif info:

Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 22 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi
Software: Picasa 3.0
Date and Time: 2008:05:21 07:55:32
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Normal
Date and Time (Original): 2008:05:21 07:55:32
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:05:21 07:55:32
Compressed Bits per Pixel: 1 bits
Maximum Lens Aperture: 38/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Light Source: Fine weather
Sub-Second Time: 70
Sub-Second Time (Original): 70
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 70
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: BLUE GREEN GREEN RED
White Balance: Manual
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 33
Gain Control: Low gain up
Unique Image ID: 65bd2f6ac13feee6e8304fa873d09085
Compression: JPEG
By-Line (Author): Picasa 2.7
Image Width: 2000 pixels
Image Height: 3008 pixels

In addition:

No tripod, taken handheld
View is from the balcony of my hotel room
I did some minor adjustments in Picasa but don;t remember exactly what I did - sorry. I believe I upped the contrast a bit and did some warming of the colors.

I should have kept a better record of my adjustments or done them in Lightroom, but I believe I have given you the main adjustments I did.

Thanks

[renzdurano]

Wow nice view, nice color, nice angle, its so perfect...!