Photo of the Day

[Crewleader]

April 1, 2015

Corazón del Fuego

Photograph by Andrew Shepard, National Geographic Your Shot

Wanting to get a closer look at Fuego, a highly active volcano in Guatemala, Your Shot member Andrew Shepard hiked the adjacent Acatenango Volcano and camped near the summit. “Under the moonlight I set my tripod up just outside the tent, and at around 1:30 a.m. we awoke to the rumbling of the ground and the sound of a breath-stealing explosion,” Shepard writes. “I scrambled to the camera just in time [to] capture a moonlit and lava-covered Fuego as it put on this beautiful display of activity and power."

[Surya Gayatri]

1. Thanks for showing us this...truly awe-inspiring.

[mnhtnbb]

2. Wow! Gives new meaning to "blowing your top"!

What a shot!

[erronis]

5. That's exactly what I thought - it was a fancy coif

The picture that showed up on my screen before I scrolled down just showed the plume and part of the eruption. To my early-morning eyes I thought it was the back of a well-haired lady's head fanned upwards.... Well, maybe it is!

[Sherman A1]

3. Wow!

an amazing photo! Thanks for sharing it with us all!

[DebJ]

4. Here's a link

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/fuego-volcano-guatemala/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Omigod, what an amazing shot, my dear Crewleader!

Talk about timing, this photographer really had it.

Thank you for this breathtaking shot.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Right place, right time.

That is incredible. And the tripod was set up already. I wonder if they knew that an eruption was eminent or if it was just luck.

[Crewleader]

8. Thanks everyone for your comments

I truly appreciate you all!