Speaking of volcanoes…
(This is shot #2 in the series - for the previous one use this link: www.flickr.com/photos/142581467@N05/50509023106/in/datepo...)
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Having spent the day in Faial Island where we visited the Capelinhos volcano site, we had just returned to Pico Island by ferry (a 40 minutes crossing to cover the 7km distance from both Azorean islands) and headed to a seaside restaurant for dinner. By then we were unaware of the spectacle awaiting us.
At sunset, with Faial Island’s silhouette on the background, the sunlight seemed to burst from roughly the direction of the site of the Capelinhos Volcano where we had been and after a few minutes turned into a concentrated golden light that is starting to illuminate the clouds from below and pouring its light on Faial Island and the sea, creating a beautiful effect on the scene.
Needless to say, dinner was severely disturbed by the need to record the beautiful show!
This is the second of a series of three images of this magical sunset. Stay tuned for what’s to come on the last one…
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Pico Island, Azores, Portugal
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