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The picture explains itself...you don't want to miss this view. I promise. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]helluinbert 1062 points1063 points ago

I see you got there. Would love to read about your journey back again.

[–]soyabstemio 449 points450 points ago

Did you simply walk there?

[–]Tactful 316 points317 points ago

Someone should do one of those fake live-tweet things of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. @FrodosJourney.

"Ringwraith attacked again. Hid under tree. #HobbitSwag."

"Met Strider. He has many names. Emailing him is difficult."

They could do multiple characters and have them interact.

"@BoromirsJourney Yo your brothers a right dick. @PippinsJourney agrees."

[–]elenazz 76 points77 points ago

You should do it, this comment alone was great.

[–]gviekman 42 points43 points ago

Make this happen immediately. In real time maybe? I mean, you could skip the first 17 years I suppose.

[–]injuredtea 44 points45 points ago

I would shave my balls to see this happen.

[–]grimman 18 points19 points ago

If I was interested in seeing this come to fruition I'd up the ante by claiming I'd shave someone else's balls.

I am, however, not.

[–]counttotoo 5 points6 points ago

If that was the case, would you be having any particular pair of balls on your mind, or just random "any guys balls"?

[–]Sythus 9 points10 points ago

you should shave your balls already for the aerodynamics. If op does this, you should shave his name into your pubs.

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    [–]lovemyguitar 10 points11 points ago

    I'd follow the shit out of all of them.

    [–]PoisonLily 8 points9 points ago

    You should be the one doing it, that was pure gold.

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      [–]BMWxX 267 points268 points ago

      Impossible. One does not simply walk there.

      [–]I_STAB_HIPSTER_FILTH 62 points63 points ago

      He had an eagle give him a lift. Why don't others think of it?

      [–]EltaninAntenna 6 points7 points ago

      Or QWOP there, for that matter.

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          [–]anti_song_sloth 44 points45 points ago

          I'd rather just watch the documentaries.

          [–]kaimason1 192 points193 points ago

          So, how's that finger?

          [–]MalvinO 58 points59 points ago

          That's Frodo, There and Back Again is the Hobbit, about and by Bilbo.

          [–]jaxonya 72 points73 points ago

          AMA request, Bilbo.

          [–]balboschwaggins 45 points46 points ago

          I'll let him know.

          [–]teraflop 19 points20 points ago

          Right, but Bilbo never went to Mordor, did he?

          [–]features4creatures 16 points17 points ago

          SPOILER ALERT:

          No, he didn't. He traveled quite a bit but Hobbiton and Rivendell (and eventually the Undying Lands) were his only real homes.

          edit: Spoiler alert. Sorry folks.

          [–]LinkRazr 10 points11 points ago

          SPOILER ALERT

          [–]mikemcg 65 points66 points ago

          I think over seventy years is well past the spoiler statute of limitations.

          [–]GentleChainsaw 15 points16 points ago

          JULIET DIES??? Spoiler alert, FFS!

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            [–]stonewiki 4 points5 points ago

            SPOILER ALERT Bruce Willis was dead all along!

            [–]MalvinO 8 points9 points ago

            That's like writing "SPOILER ALERT: Gravity is real" at the beginning of a physics textbook or biography of Issac Newton.

            Also, writing where a character lives hardly counts as spoiler. Besides, if you recognize those names you already know he has been there (or should).

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              [–]gueriLLaPunK 5 points6 points ago

              ಠ_ಠ

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                    [–]M0t0x212 39 points40 points ago

                    Giant Birds, trust me, Giant Birds.

                    [–]House_of_D 33 points34 points ago

                    Frodo, is that you?

                    [–]aparkermagyar 8 points9 points ago

                    There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins

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                      [–]fomoloko 87 points88 points ago

                      Where is this?

                      [–]fastredb 107 points108 points ago

                      Google's Image search says it is Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano.

                      [–]jsantos17 51 points52 points ago

                      Yep. Live three hours away from there.

                      [–]comodin 17 points18 points ago

                      Hola, soy de Quito y tú?

                      [–]jsantos17 19 points20 points ago

                      También de Quito! :)

                      [–]Sternenplasma 156 points157 points ago

                      nowKith.jpg

                      [–]Eevee_is_Evolving 28 points29 points ago

                      ahoraBesan.jpg

                      FTFY

                      [–]sammew 18 points19 points ago

                      ahoraBesan.jpg

                      FTFY

                      ahoraBethan.jpg

                      [–]Ayeesteban 2 points3 points ago

                      Oh that Spanish accent!

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                        [–]puma0927 4 points5 points ago

                        ahoraBesanse.jpg FTFY

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                          [–]emelecfan2048 6 points7 points ago

                          Serranos! - Un mono

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                                [–]kurisusan 21 points22 points ago

                                just go to google images and paste "http://i.imgur.com/zDX6I.jpg" into the box. i didnt know this was possible, but it asks if you want to "search by image" and tells you where it is--pretty awesome

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                                    [–]RamblinWreckGT 139 points140 points ago

                                    Mordor, clearly.

                                    [–]wheeldonkey 8 points9 points ago

                                    My thoughts, exactly... This picture is absolutely amazing.

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                                      [–]Gerka 7 points8 points ago

                                      Red Mountain, Vvardenfell

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                                        [–]royalsego 214 points215 points ago

                                        what are the blue and red dots?

                                        [–]_psyFungi 171 points172 points ago

                                        It will be artefacts/noise from the digital camera in low-light. Nothing more, sorry.

                                        [–]omnopticon 39 points40 points ago

                                        Yep. More specifically 'hot pixels', which is a type of fixed pattern noise explained nicely along with the two other types of noise here.

                                        [–]spyd3rweb 4 points5 points ago

                                        usually the hot pixels are static (non-changing) and can be fixed by taking a long exposure of the lens cap and subtracting the noise captured from all your images. They really only show up on exposures over 2 seconds with high ISO settings.

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                                          [–]Asassinsneed 11 points12 points ago

                                          Here you are! Simple noise filter wouldn't do it so I fixed it by hand.

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                                            [–]Thydamine 582 points583 points ago

                                            Spirit Dots, the tortured souls of the volcano's victims.

                                            [–]Pilgrimsfinesthour 426 points427 points ago

                                            Proof of Scientology

                                            [–]NotaMethAddict 291 points292 points ago

                                            Checkmate, atheists

                                            [–]MamasBoy 26 points27 points ago

                                            Not so fast Revelations!

                                            [–]MyNameCouldntBeAsLon 38 points39 points ago

                                            Save me, Tom Cruise!!

                                            [–]TomCruiseAMA 35 points36 points ago

                                            You called?

                                            [–]itypedvorak 18 points19 points ago

                                            Redditor for 1 month. He checks out, must be Cruise.

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                                                [–]Yoyo8 40 points41 points ago

                                                Somebody get Tom Cruise out of that closet!!

                                                [–]cynognathus 13 points14 points ago

                                                I'm not... I'm not in a closet.

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                                                  [–]tarantulizer 36 points37 points ago

                                                  Conveniently, they also restore your mana.

                                                  [–]Naggers123 24 points25 points ago

                                                  I'll stick to Stem Cells, thank you very much

                                                  [–]SoggyTabernacle 71 points72 points ago

                                                  I wish just one person would give a real answer. But everyone's gotta be a funny man...

                                                  [–]SitnaltaPhix 12 points13 points ago

                                                  They are called "hot pixels." An artifact in CMOS cameras caused by dark current (the spontaneous firing of a pixel without light) and a long term exposure. Most cameras have a setting that'll eliminate them.

                                                  This camera has it pretty bad though. I'd either send it in for repair or start browsing Amazon for a replacement.

                                                  [–]NeuroticBitch 32 points33 points ago

                                                  You're right, every time it always turns into humour, I think it might be because people don't have the technical knowledge to explain what was there so they feel the need to be funny about it in order to hide behind a curtain so that nobody knows they can't really explain it. Every time I see a good post and want to have information about it in the comments, I always find a bunch of jokes highly upvoted and need to dig down and filter all of these in order to get the informative or interesting comments.

                                                  [–]technical_difficulty 16 points17 points ago

                                                  I prefer informative as well, but making a good joke doesn't constitute hiding behind a curtain of ignorance in shame or something.

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                                                      [–]HaMMeReD 58 points59 points ago

                                                      Hot pixels on the sensor.

                                                      Edit: Did you know most digital camera's take 2 exposures when you go very long at night. The first is to capture the image, and the second is to identify and remove hot-pixels.

                                                      Hot pixels tend to go up if your camera is over-heating and cooling your camera system can help (I believe astro-photographers do this to ensure that the super long exposures are as noise free as possible).

                                                      [–]Zoloir 21 points22 points ago

                                                      But then the camera will remove the volcano!

                                                      [–]Trickboss 4 points5 points ago

                                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc

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                                                        [–]BassheadPanda 36 points37 points ago

                                                        The same image with no artifacts.

                                                        [–]LordCanti 13 points14 points ago

                                                        Well actually with a lot more artifacts, but not the hot pixel artifacts in question.

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                                                          [–]jusu 4 points5 points ago

                                                          It's a good question. They are hot pixels in the digital camera. It would be interesting why the OP decided not to use noise canceling or did he use such an old camera that it did not have in camera noise canceling.

                                                          They make an amazing picture rather puzzling, it's weird why one would leave such an obvious and easy to fix flaw in such a great picture.

                                                          [–]smguy101 6 points7 points ago

                                                          I believe the dots are a result of using a slower ISO speed/film in order to capture pictures easier at night.

                                                          [–]HaveaManhattan 5 points6 points ago

                                                          Weather for the town: A light lava drizzle, so you might want to bring your heat shield umbrella.

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                                                            [–]yotee 1646 points1647 points ago

                                                            No, the picture does not explain itself. A title explaining the picture instead of baiting for views would have been appreciated.

                                                            Edit: I will take this short moment of upvotery to point everyone to the reddiquette page.

                                                            [–]CampBenCh 724 points725 points ago

                                                            From the Atlantic.com: (#22)"Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ash on November 30, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Campana)"

                                                            [–]apathy 650 points651 points ago

                                                            It's a good thing people don't link to the source of pictures and information about them! It would be a shame if establishments like the Atlantic were able to collect a few pageviews for the trouble of sourcing, describing, and paying for the photos, along with offering proper credit to the photographers.

                                                            In other words, fuck the OP of the Imgur'ed picture for this.

                                                            [–]Khiva 223 points224 points ago

                                                            Imagine if some redditor had taken this picture himself, then posted it, gave it the proper title and explained what it was.

                                                            Then someone reposted it to 9gag with this derpy title.

                                                            The butthurt would be nuclear.

                                                            [–]Brownrainboze 43 points44 points ago

                                                            The possibility of radioactive butthurt hadn't crossed my mind till now.

                                                            [–]drunkdoor 21 points22 points ago

                                                            Familiar twist: Redditor takes a picture and a news outlet source uses the pic without permission.

                                                            Butthurt galore.

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                                                              [–]catmoon 42 points43 points ago

                                                              a shame if establishments like the Atlantic were able to collect a few pageviews

                                                              The Reddit admins actually blocked The Atlantic a while ago [link] because their staff were spamming the site. They apparently removed it from their blacklist recently though.

                                                              [–]arayta 4 points5 points ago

                                                              Wasn't the Atlantic banned from reddit for some really stupid reason?

                                                              [–]TaxidermyRobot 2 points3 points ago

                                                              Do you have a source? I remember hearing Business Insider Business Week getting banned, but not the Atlantic. I'll try searching for it in the mean time.

                                                              Edit: ah well quick google search found a bunch. Here's quote from a random article I clicked.

                                                              Community news sharing site Reddit is now restricting its users from submitting links from a handful of high-profile web publications, including BusinessWeek, The Atlantic, Phys.org, GlobalPost, and ScienceDaily

                                                              Source

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                                                                [–]schwab002 8 points9 points ago

                                                                Thank you, I was wondering where this was.

                                                                [–]xsanctom 5 points6 points ago

                                                                That would have been a much better title.

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                                                                  [–]schwab002 70 points71 points ago

                                                                  Agreed. I hate titles like this.

                                                                  [–]biggmclargehuge 52 points53 points ago

                                                                  Volcanologist here, I can confirm that the picture is in fact a volcano.

                                                                  [–]kingguru 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Pedantic guy here. You are wrong. The picture is in fact a picture, but it might very well be a picture of a volcano.

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                                                                    [–]uncommonpanda[!] 12 points13 points ago

                                                                    thank you.......gettin sick of this karma baiting shit.

                                                                    [–]Scapone22 11 points12 points ago

                                                                    Also, one of my favorite types of posts on reddit. All of the top comments bash OP...Upvoted to top of front page.

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                                                                      [–]MrDeath2000 101 points102 points ago

                                                                      Can someone please explain what this is?

                                                                      [–]MonocledOctopus 135 points136 points ago

                                                                      It appears to be Ecuador's Turguraha volcano.

                                                                      [–]adrian5b 87 points88 points ago

                                                                      If that horse on picture 32 dosen't have that picture as his facebook cover or PP, I really don't know what to live for anymore.

                                                                      [–]deadwisdom 37 points38 points ago

                                                                      They told me I couldn't have any more oats; Now they don't have a city.

                                                                      [–]ryandaily 9 points10 points ago

                                                                      Horsemen of the Apocalypse

                                                                      [–]aquabuddhalovesu 4 points5 points ago

                                                                      It's interesting that so many of the indigenous peoples pray or give offerings to the volcanoes. I get why they do it, but still...

                                                                      [–]Shitty_Sketch_Art 2 points3 points ago

                                                                      Enjoy http://i.imgur.com/o9Thk.png

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                                                                        [–]CakeSmasher 256 points257 points ago

                                                                        I don't know, but it's defiantly not a volcano.

                                                                        [–]doggexbay 205 points206 points ago

                                                                        defiantly

                                                                        Fake it til you make it.

                                                                        [–]CakeSmasher 62 points63 points ago

                                                                        Definitely.

                                                                        [–]omni_whore 75 points76 points ago

                                                                        Made it

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                                                                            [–]zarat 44 points45 points ago

                                                                            Yes, it resists anything that accuses it of being a volcano.

                                                                            [–]JabbrWockey 7 points8 points ago

                                                                            I like to think it considers itself a Tom Clancy fan.

                                                                            [–]FrankReynolds 24 points25 points ago

                                                                            http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

                                                                            [–]livevil999 3 points4 points ago

                                                                            If I misspell definitely in the way I sometimes do, my iPhone auto corrects to defiantly. Fun stuff.

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                                                                              [–]KalAl 20 points21 points ago

                                                                              Can't you read? THE PICTURE EXPLAINS ITSELF!

                                                                              [–]americasux 8 points9 points ago

                                                                              the cover of Dianetics

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                                                                                [–]ICCULUSC 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                That is an incredibly picturesque natural disaster.

                                                                                [–][deleted] 27 points28 points ago

                                                                                Those are some hot pixels.

                                                                                [–]Shitty_Watercolour 130 points131 points ago

                                                                                http://imgur.com/Z7b0r

                                                                                [–]llehsadam 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                Reminds me of the ilavayou one you did earlier. Before and after?

                                                                                [–]worriedblowfish 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                Two interpretations of the same wording "I Lava you"

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                                                                                    [–]OutSane 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                    This is the reason i want to travel more.

                                                                                    [–]loch_ness_lobster 98 points99 points ago

                                                                                    To get the hell away from your local active volcano? Yeah, me the fuck too.

                                                                                    [–]daskrip 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                    Yeah, OutSane should stop redditing and start running soon.

                                                                                    [–]Ikritz 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                    Hey Reddit, there is a volcano erupting next to my town, AMA!

                                                                                    [–]WhyAmINotStudying[!] 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                    I'm surprised he still has internet access.

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                                                                                        [–]crayola_ferrari 145 points146 points ago

                                                                                        Mordor?

                                                                                        [–]ASOTATW 44 points45 points ago

                                                                                        Mt. Doom

                                                                                        [–]lucas-hanson 33 points34 points ago

                                                                                        Amon Amarth

                                                                                        [–]ContentEnt 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                        \m/

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                                                                                            [–]mrskeetskeeter 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                            Since Reddit hates to provide any context what-so-ever, this is Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano.

                                                                                            [–]hawthorneluke 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                            Thanks. Obviously being the 100th person to use a lord of the rings meme and the like is far more interesting than finding out about what on earth this actually is.

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                                                                                              [–]milfshakee 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                              Hot pixels, hot pixels everywhere. Great shot though! Where was this?

                                                                                              [–]bobsagetfullhouse 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                              Imagine waking up and looking out your window and seeing that. "Hey hunny..you have a good night sleep... WHAT THE FUCK"

                                                                                              [–]LetsGetRamblin 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                              Especially if the mountain itself wasn't there when you went to bed.

                                                                                              [–]TheProdigyX 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                              the view from Gondor?

                                                                                              [–]tha_ape 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                              It reminds me of THIS... both are scary.

                                                                                              [–]taylor297 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                              I actually would want to miss this in person. Im safe behind my monitor :)

                                                                                              [–]captaincupcake234 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                              As a geologist, it's awesome that a volcano photo made it to #1 on the front page.

                                                                                              [–]HalfBlackKid 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                              Wallpaper version?

                                                                                              [–]krillnasty 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                              http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/volcano020411/v22_0RTXV9FO.jpg

                                                                                              I'm hit or miss with photoshop, I'm going to try and mess with this to remove those dots.

                                                                                              http://i.imgur.com/SRcfI.jpg

                                                                                              [–]rowebenj 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                              I like the dots.

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                                                                                                  [–]Dudley_Clingman 175 points176 points ago

                                                                                                  wat

                                                                                                  [–]Ugbrog 218 points219 points ago

                                                                                                  VOLCANO BAD

                                                                                                  [–]emlgsh 117 points118 points ago

                                                                                                  FIRE SCARY

                                                                                                  [–]zer0hour 87 points88 points ago

                                                                                                  BEER GOOD

                                                                                                  [–]ibeinthesea 42 points43 points ago

                                                                                                  MOOSE CUM

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                                                                                                    [–]omgthisishard 45 points46 points ago

                                                                                                    Can't you read? The buildings at the bad of the volcano are screwed

                                                                                                    [–]Ortekk 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                                    I would acually want to experience it once. It must be a real taste of Doom acending on the area, only way I can imagine it.

                                                                                                    I've seen some real cool and scary weather conditions, and I've always gone away with a feeling of fulfillment.

                                                                                                    Like the one time I was on a small ferry in the middle of a freak storm, bawled my eyes out from fear of dying. But after a month or so I felt that it was a good experience. I got to one edge of conciusness few experience and I learned more about myself.

                                                                                                    You always portray yourself in moments like those, they are never true. I thought I would puke and be dizzy during a storm like that. In reality I was a freaked out landcrab thinking it was his last moment.

                                                                                                    [–]noveltylife 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                    My city got a ash cloud over it when Eyjafjallajökull erupted. When out to smoke a cigarette with my friend, only thing we felt was "the air is a little crunchy".

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                                                                                                      [–]rprebel 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                      You know what you have to do now, right?

                                                                                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7rffcRFwD0

                                                                                                      [–]treckooxx 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                      /r/earthporn

                                                                                                      [–]TheArgo 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                      Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano for people wanting to know. Looks amazing.

                                                                                                      [–]0xBAAD 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                      here you are, photoshoped and cleaned up a bit: http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/4696/asdf123.png

                                                                                                      [–]MrPractical1 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                      And here I thought one did not simply take a picture of mount doom

                                                                                                      [–]cheese_without_toast 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                      The mountain called Monkey has spoken..

                                                                                                      [–]enginedriver 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                      Wow this reddit title reads like one of those Russian link sites that say something like "one weird Harry potter movie mistake discovered by a mom you won't believe your eyes come play my lord"

                                                                                                      [–]Asassinsneed 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                      Fixed the red and blue dots caused by low light conditions. Simple noise filter wouldn't do it so I fixed it by hand.

                                                                                                      [–]luther7718 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                      http://digitalunion.osu.edu/files/2012/04/Journey-Title-Screen1.jpg

                                                                                                      You know what you must do.

                                                                                                      [–]zarat 69 points70 points ago

                                                                                                      I lava this picture!

                                                                                                      [–]pile_alcaline 82 points83 points ago

                                                                                                      Nobody ashed you.

                                                                                                      [–]gulpeg 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                                      This picture molted my heart!!

                                                                                                      [–]hammy1990 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                                      Whoo... these puns erupted out of nowhere

                                                                                                      [–]OgGorrilaKing 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                      Wow, we're on fire today.

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                                                                                                              [–]lex111 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              Rather jealous of this capture. Great stuff!

                                                                                                              [–]poonshine 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              that's some Middle Earth shit right there

                                                                                                              [–]SomeFakeInternetName 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              How is it living near Mt. Doom?

                                                                                                              [–]iamfromouterspace 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              I feel like this at the end of the day after eating some hot wings.

                                                                                                              [–]98Mystique2 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              Dead pixels everywere

                                                                                                              [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              Death Mountain?

                                                                                                              [–]arsine8701 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              Someone save avatar roku. What are you doing just watching!

                                                                                                              [–]UnderwaterRobot 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              To this day I still don't know who thought it was a good idea to build a city next to a fucking lava spewing mountain.

                                                                                                              That shit is hot!

                                                                                                              It will burn EVERYTHING!

                                                                                                              [–]QJGR 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              I just removed the hot pixels and some other noise, otherwise this is untouched. Clutch photo OP http://imgur.com/HMnrB

                                                                                                              [–]Jazz-Man 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              It's like the Earth is popping one of its zits.

                                                                                                              [–]marishtar 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              No, it doesn't explain itself. Where the fuck is this?!

                                                                                                              [–]Salacra 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              The eagles are coming!

                                                                                                              [–]Imperialistic-Wolf 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              It is cool to see and all but why the fuck are you not legging it ?

                                                                                                              [–]shhyguuy 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              cause it's not his and it was taken in November, 2010

                                                                                                              http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/02/a-year-of-volcanic-activity/4/

                                                                                                              [–]Ferg8 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Well played, Frodo.

                                                                                                              [–]1541drive 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              At first I thought those red dots were dead pixels from the camera.... then WOW!

                                                                                                              [–]zooakton 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              ELDIN VOLCANO!!!!!

                                                                                                              [–]Smells_Like_Victory 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Ignoring the big huge volcano, what's going on at the bottom right-hand corner there?

                                                                                                              [–]CtrlAltDesu 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              POMPEII 2012

                                                                                                              [–]OuroborosSC2 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              One does not simply take a picture of Mordor.

                                                                                                              [–]pseudoxan 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              OP melted later that day.

                                                                                                              [–]TittiesMoist 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Is it just a coincidence that I had a dream last night of a volcano erupting in my town, and then having to drive off in my car with random strangers?

                                                                                                              [–]bdsisme 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Please explain.

                                                                                                              [–]inshead 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              If history has taught me anything, it's that I DO want to miss that view.

                                                                                                              [–]ninjaturrtle 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Yup that's a volcano

                                                                                                              [–]Meenkus 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Y U NO HAVE HIGHER RES PHOTO

                                                                                                              [–]noabboa 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              So are you going to go return that ring or what?

                                                                                                              [–]starblast 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Ok just don't be wondering why theres lava in your livingroom.

                                                                                                              [–]MisterxRager 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              damn, one of the best shots i have seen

                                                                                                              [–]Evil_Iowan 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              What's the story, OP? Is this from Ecuador?

                                                                                                              edit: I suck at typing correctly.

                                                                                                              [–]mini-you 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              This is an amazing picture. Love it.

                                                                                                              [–]The_dog_says 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Yea. That's a pretty neat firework.... wait.... whoa

                                                                                                              [–]ExposureRep 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              This would look great in /r/ExposurePorn and /r/FirePorn

                                                                                                              [–]Pravusmentis 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Yeah, but you don't want to get front row seats either

                                                                                                              [–]Baron_Von_D 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Nice shot.
                                                                                                              One does not simply take shots of a volcano erupting.

                                                                                                              [–]logicaltiger 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Is this the start of a disaster movie?

                                                                                                              [–]shhyguuy 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Here's a bunch more photos and information about it, along with the original article

                                                                                                              [–]foxpoint 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              http://i.imgur.com/XsuFf.jpg

                                                                                                              [–]Triadninja 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Is there anyway to get this photo in higher resolutions, possibly 1600x1200?

                                                                                                              [–]Dharck 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Can someone do a wallpaper to this please?

                                                                                                              [–]cosmosjunkie 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Quickly, someone find Joe. He is your only hope.

                                                                                                              [–]Upsilon667 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              Metal. As. Fuck.

                                                                                                              [–]Goose_Is_Awesome 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                                              One does not simply photograph Mordor.

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