Patterns in Nature: Lava

Lava bubbles and oozes inside a lava lake in Ethiopia’s Ertale volcano. Molten surface temperatures range from 550 degrees Fahrenheit (288 degrees Celsius) to nearly 1000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) at the center of the pit.

Above is part of a photostory from National Geographic about lava.  The captions in the story do most of the description of the context the visual aspects of the story contain.  The story does not have human characters or any chronological plot.  But the story telling value in this photo story is in where and when the lava flow activity occurs, and the different characteristics of what kind of lava flows happen.  The interesting and captivating part of the story is the geological information about each lava flow or volcano that accompanies the visual content.

By Lucas Wright

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/patterns-lava/ertale-lava-peter.html