notes.husk.org. scribblings by Paul Mison.

Another image from the Reuters best of the year.

“The natural phenomenon called the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) happened to show up on a clear night when I was taking photographs of the [Eyjafjallajokull] volcano the evening before I left to return to New York. During this assignment some of the more interesting images of the volcano had come at night when I had the ability to take long exposures and get the glow of the lava in the camera. Out of the week I was there, only about 3 or 4 evenings were clear enough to see the mountain at night. This was the last evening and as the ash plume was very high I was excited to take images of the glow of the lava against the ash cloud. The Northern Lights showed up around midnight and only stayed for maybe 30-40 minutes before disappearing. It was extremely exciting to see them and even more exciting to know I was in a position to photograph them. I knew the story had begun to die down but these images would renew a bit of interest in it for another day or so. It’s a rare time when preparation meets the occurrence of something as beautiful as this so it was easily a once in a lifetime experience that I enjoyed.” Canon 5D Mark II, lens 16-35mm (at 16mm), f2.8, 6 s. Photograph: Lucas Jackson.

“Iceland: The Northern Lights above the ash plume of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano” in the Guardian’s 24 hours in pictures. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters.

My biggest kodak moment (by *ice):

What do you call taking a photo of a volcanic eruption together with the Northern lights on a starry night ? “Once in a lifetime opportunity” doesn’t really cover it.

My daughter in front of a lava fall (by Kaja Þrastardóttir)

“Scary close to Gosstöðvarnar”, a photo by Ólafur Eggertsson on Þorvaldseyri (with the translation thanks to Google).