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Marc Szeglat

I am a backpacking volcano-videographer, who shots eruptions all over the world. I am offer volcano footage to professionals.

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Erta Ale is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. It is situated in the Afar Depression, a baran desert area. Erta Ale is the most active volcano in Ethiopia.

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@Marc Szeglat

Shot with a Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL. Exposure: 15, Aperture: 6.3, Focal Length: 17.0, ISO: 100

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Since decades a lava lake is boiling in the pit crater of Erta AlÃ© volcano in ethiopiaâ€™s Danakil depression. I shot this pic for my homapge volcanoes.de, where it was first published in 2008.

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