Iceland volcano: Drone footage captures stunning up-close view of eruption

A drone captured stunning close-up shots of lava bubbling in the crater of a volcano on Tuesday that began erupting near Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday.

0:15 The drone operator braved the snow and biked seven kilometres to the volcano which is not accessible by road, and captured lava pouring from the crater, down the side of the volcano, and into a lava field.

The eruption, which occurred near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, followed thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks and was the first on the peninsula since the 12th century.

Drone operator credit: THE EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS/ICEBIKE ADVENTURES

Please note: We did not slow down or manipulate the speed of the footage for effect. However, the music was added for your enjoyment.

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[WilliamStewart]

Strange how something so powerful and threatening can be so beautiful at the same time.

[geoffking]

Absolutely FIVE STAR footage! Superbly flown Drone, the "pilot" deserves an award! Brilliant, well done!!

[thraherxbs]

Never before has man been so close to an erupting volcano with this quality images.

[rekiel]

The volcano in snow recalls the memory from 2016, when I visited Iceland. Every single moment was just stunning. It is mind-bending when we see glacier in the morning and then boiling earth in the evening.

[Trathaal]

That’s the most volcano-shaped volcano I think I’ve ever seen.

[tomc.]

Who ever owns that drone, thank you for risking your equipment to get those shots. Fantastic.

[Jehdii]

An erupting volcano during snowfall is a damn beautiful visual, wow.

[ttmusicchannel]

I don't get why people dislike this. Like, what do you not like? Nature? The volcano erupting? That's beautiful footage. What is there not to like smh.

[DiLoMusic]

It's crazy how hard it is to get a scale of the size and how it looks so much smaller on camera than it is.

[watcherofstorms]

What an incredibly stunning drone footage flight... it is unbelievably beautiful and the power of this eruption is unmistakable. Moments like these leave you in awe, it is also at that moment that I am thankful all Icelanders are doing well. But as with any event with nature keep informed. I have read a simple change of wind direction could change things, be safe and know 🇺🇲❤🇮🇸

[immortalasirpa]

*The music was added for your enjoyment.* I'll say. Whoever edited that footage was spectacularly sensitive to the music, or vice versa....don't know. But I salute whoever is responsible. Watching this video is an amazing audio-visual experience 💖

[daisyq]

Heartbeat of our Earth.
Amazing energy just below the surface we all live on.

[razony]

WOW, Real & Raw!
These are the camera shots I been waiting for. True art in it's most RAW form,
FIRE & ICE, forming in front of the observer.

[gerijordan]

Amazing. That drone pilot really is talented. He is showing us something none of us will never see.

[theway]

Mankind never ceases to amaze; WHO in the hell would downvote this magnificent drone footage ?

[mehersurya]

Take a bow to the drone operator for this extraordinary visuals✌

[Mahi]

So beautiful and terrifying at the same time....

[JJ-zwsm]

Such close up coverage wouldn’t have been possible without drones

[westonforced-last-name-dis]

0:08 You literally could not ask for a more perfectly timed Nature shot as a cinematographer... The fact that the cone even had a breakoff micro collapse splash up while flying over it was a beautiful coincidence...

[cratersofthemoonnaturalhis]

Its amazing to watch this! Visualizing what Craters of the Moon looked liked during its different eruptions is now easier thanks to this Volcano!