100. A Big Round Number

Lava field on the Big Island, Hawaii, USA
photo by Aya Okawa
website - https://www.aya.photo
original image - https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5352ba88-e4f0-4c7b-abd7-776673cc17ab/amazing-places-na-hawaii.jpg

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The 100th post! Wooo!!!

It calls for something special, so how about some red-hot lava on Hawaii?

A great photo, but I did replace the sky here. The original composition just seemed static to me, with the lava and the sky each taking one half of the photo. I wanted something that would draw your eye in, so I found some clouds that emphasized the perspective. They are also red, so they work well with the lava. I even put some heat-haze over them near the horizon - it's there in the original photo - though that's barely noticable. And I sharpened the lava in the lower right corner - it was blurry there (possibly due to the aforementioned heat-haze, but it didn't come across as such). The guy got the boot.

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27. Melted Rock

‘The Beautiful and Peaceful Fagradallsfjall in Iceland in Action’ - Fagradallsfjall volcano, Reykjanes Peninsula near Reykjavik, Iceland
photo by Jay March
website - https://www.abstract-landscape.com/
original image - https://i.redd.it/6f101eilw3p71.jpg

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Great photo of the recent eruption. I especially like the heat haze that blurs the background.

I removed the vignette from the photo, and sharpened it somewhat to further emphasize the erupting lava.

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