Witnessing the START of a Volcanic Eruption (FISSURE OPENING!) Litli Hrútur 2023

[@bobqat]

Between the advances in technology and the skills of those employing it, it has never been easier and more enjoyable to be an armchair explorer. Thank you for sharing this amazing event!

[@ebo360]

Just wow. You seem to have been there from the moment the moss started smoking. I know I speak for many other volcano aficionados (or nerds) when I say we would love to see much more unedited footage of those very early stages of the eruption! Volcanologists would absolutely drool over seeing that!

[@ronanzann4851]

This video could be used as an excellent example of "HOW TO CORRECTLY EDIT" by NOT adding music !!! Videos such as this I can watch for hours.

[@lorrainehamilton5051]

One word for this footage - OUTSTANDING!

[@vincentcornet9289]

The best volcano video ever!!!

[@gmahin]

Wow, just wow. Stay safe.

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

This video is a masterpiece!! Beautiful and mesmerizing to watch!! The gentleman sitting there watching the eruption reminds me of sitting around a camp fire at night. You just can't take your eyes off of the fire.

[@ligiaherran2772]

Thanks for share that magnificent natural show

[@VonnieR]

Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@mariapepe2429]

Incredible!

[@frannyjohnson1773]

AMAZING TY

[@Deadmau5l]

Nature is just unfathomable

[@renegoad8181]

Execellent footage and great to see what it’s like just before the fissure opened up.

[@sandragostanian8878]

Love the actual sound rather than music. Makes it more real. Stunning video!

[@OleOlson]

awesome

[@Thecatwheel]

It's the best video, now we see what is really going on in Iceland.

[@truthwillrise3712]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@emileecitra]

Beautiful The Icelandic Eruption Watching from INDONESIA 🙏🏻🇮🇩

[@Philipp_K]

Breathtaking! 💗💓💖❤

[@AreWeThereYet827]

Brilliant and brave filming well done

[@delliyoung4559]

Beautiful earth 💓🌍. Thank you! Stay safe.

[@goldwithy]

Wonderful to see and hear. Thank you.

[@esthermarygold-lowe4403]

Damn, that's the best thing I've seen yet. Thank you for the sounds

[@mercedesvaldiviesodelacruz8527]

Spectacular images 😍 Thanks for sharing.

[@anitamitchell3452]

You've got my vote for having the Best Footage. Congratulations.

[@ericassuvtravels]

That was an amazing closing shot. It looks like a beating heart.

[@adamnottage8642]

Astonishing how fast the spatter cones start to build. Fabulous footage, thanks

[@arquitectosoy]

❤

[@charis-ann]

Fabulous footage, thankyou! Mother Nature at her most dramatic, putting on a spectacular show.

[@barbstube10]

Thank you so much for your videos!

[@MosheBerenstein]

Wowwwwww👏🏻🌋

[@alanjamest83]

A private showing of the full power of the planet just fantastic

[@CH3FFI3]

Beautiful. Thanks for the share.

[@wendywilson18]

Amazing! Thanks so much!

[@Ert1239_wea]

Fantastic. One day I hope to experience this, first hand.

[@reinhardtingrid1824]

Lieber Tom, vielen Dank für die atemberaubenden Bilder.

[@purpleflower7]

Amazing footage of the start of the eruption. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@YoLo-bb2vc]

0:35 is so weird seeing the lava explode out like that never imagined it be so weak yet eerily amazing

[@robindesvolcans3734]

Undoubtedly the best footage I've seen from this eruption. Right time at the Right place. It must have been magical to live it. The first moments of a fissure eruption are always the most beautiful, because no spatter rampart have been built yet and you can really see the top of the magma dyke erupting at the surface.

[@CreativeWarrior-]

Great work you guys!! RESPECT!

[@MHarenArt]

Stunning footage, and so happy to be able to watch it! thank you!

[@kaybrown7879]

MAGNIFICENT FOOTAGE!! I saw Kilauea flowing into the ocean a year after the eruption. I am an Advet vocano watcher.! Luv this❤❤❤❤!!

[@TheGunnCat]

Great.

[@TheFurrry]

very nice...thanks

[@kairoperu1587]

So beautiful but scary at the same time. Wow. Our planet. World. Life. Truth. We live on a living organism.

[@lorellstoneman74]

Best great.

[@leighbee1764]

thank yall, God bless

[@jimjimgl3]

What a fantastic thing for you to experience. Just think how few people on earth have been in such a place at such a time to witness the beginning of an eruption and then be able to photograph and film this spectacle. And so interesting how it slowly begins and bubbles and then the lava faucet is turned on! Greetings from a photographer / videographer from the US.

[@georgefspicka5483]

Awesomer then Awesome.

[@trisstucker9741]

Awesome stuff Tom.👍

[@user-je123]

It must be impressive on site, especially the noise. Nice that there is no background music in the video.

[@artyomnuzhdin8711]

Amazing, fantastic and just so beautiful!;-) Have been last week in Iceland, Reykjavik, a few days for the first time. That eruption was expected every hour; people checking earthquake and volcanic activities update all the time. And it's so sad it started 2 days after I left;-) Hope next time, I can at least experience a hiking on a lava fields. Thanks for such a high quality, professional and fabulous video.

[@thunderpants3500]

Multiple active vents, love it!

[@dannyboay]

I've seen the volcano last weekend. It was absolutely stunning. But the birth is at another level. Especially the fissure is mind blowing. Thank you for the images.

[@philwaters9751]

FANTASTIC. gREAT WORK. wELL DONE... XXX ;-)

[@CartoonHero1986]

The way this goes from "oh look steam vents... with grass fires around them... and heaving mud" to "now there is lava coming out where the ground just was!" in a matter of a couple of minutes is amazing to see. Thank you for posting this video.

[@MissHulk6]

Incredible !!! Absolutely stunning images 🌋❤️

[@caroleoden614]

This is truly the birth of a volcano 🌋. It is breathing!

[@johnzuijdveld9585]

I think this looks more spectacular than when the vents have become formed and are looking more like cones, to see this line of fire is very nice. Beautiful!

[@charlesgregory3747]

Is it possible to see ALL the footage of the fissure opening? That first shot looks like the ground started steaming in a broad cluster? Any wider shots?

[@screamingmimi90]

Even only one minute in it’s the best footage. I didn’t know anyone captured this angle. Woo! Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤❤❤

[@lorenzoluisalbano3695]

This is beyond beautiful! I was there on July 19th. I saw the lava flows (still outgassing and red hot inside) and the cone. Wish I could have seen this.

[@UKFMH]

All the combined emotion of every positive comment posted here cannot match just how mind-blowing this is! Well done Sir! I'm speechless 😜

[@snakefollower]

Awesome footage of the actual beginnig of this volcanic eruption. You were very lucky. Skilled video and editing. ❤

[@delphyne3699]

Thx for the Pictures❣ I hope you didn't burn your feet 😉 ...

[@AvanaVana]

Important and unique documentation of the birth of an Icelandic-style fissure eruption.

[@07ring07]

👍❤

[@apismellifera1000]

This is amazing do you have uncut long version of this rare video?

[@1881art]

Actually, very soothing sounds. Like the sea.

[@DzikiFotograf]

Mother Nature is amazing! :)

[@MS-196x]

Absolutely breathtaking (in a good way 🙂) , also the sound really adds to the spectacle 👌

[@martinbertilsson1654]

AMAZING... what once (as I have seen it) was almost plain ground has now grown so a hill of lava+

[@nebtheweb8885]

Actually, it is a lava field covered in moss. That particular field was extruded some 9,000 years ago. Now it is getting a fresh topping of Mama Natures freshly cooked molten rock.

[@martinbertilsson1654]

@@nebtheweb8885 Anyway... it was pretty frat before....

[@MatthewJSweet]

Wow this must be the earliest footage taken?! I haven't found drone footage yet (on YT) so soon after it started.

[@tomdreamsbig]

Correct! I was the very first human on site! 🤴

[@MatthewJSweet]

@@tomdreamsbig congratulations!

[@Schmitzelhaus]

By all means, you obviously know far better how much risk you can take there than i ever could, but dude, wasn´t this FAR to close for comfort?! At some points this looks so surreal, one could think you´re walking in front of a green screen, especially the scene around 3:40! As stunning as this looks, please don´t let the KZbin hype make you risk too much! But besides that, this is freaking insane looking! And your choice to not use any music for this edit just makes this so much more special! Thank you! 👍

[@VibeCouple]

Great footage Tom! Hope you're doing well!

[@tomdreamsbig]

Yes!!! Hope hope you are doing well too! ♥️

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Very impressive please take care. I appreciate being able to see the beginning of the eruption but not at your risk to life. The cameras and drone are pro grade I hope you get lots of subs and can sell your footage to the media.

[@josephastier7421]

1:48 Wow that's pretty close

[@jennr3850]

Outstanding to capture the start of it as it broke the ground! How close were you as it started to bubble through?

[@George.Coleman]

Just that small addition of land mass puts it into perspective of just how old Iceland is

[@RogerWKnight]

That bright yellow color of the fresh lava is about 2000 F.

[@marcwalter807]

50k views is an insult to that footage. Dude, this should hit billions. Insane stuff

[@wockawocfok1582]

Ciekawy, szczelinowy charakter erupcji.

[@rebeccageiger9110]

How close were you and the person you got on camera?! You look dangerously close... but I love the video

[@aesthetic97]

Maybe you can provide some rough size comparison/information in a few total view shots, for example 0:59 , that would be awesome! I know shots liek 6:14 do give some hints but for someone who has never seen anything like this with his own eyes its hard to imagine when there is literally nothing besides rocks :) still nice to watch but I need more information haha

[@antarktishost]

Great video!!! The tone was not captured during the flight, correct? Only mixed in afterwards

[@TheREALGNoMe]

this is like tears of the KIngdom Zelda real life and it looks like the gloom , creepy. Amazing footage

[@gabrielwolfcolor]

Amazing! May I assist in grading the video for HDR/Dolby Vision? KZbin supports it.. ;-)

[@tomdreamsbig]

Yes, of course

[@timhearn7622]

What time of day did it start?

[@tomdreamsbig]

4PM

[@allyourpiesarebelongtous]

@@tomdreamsbig I was wondering if you would you be able to provide a little more detail on the chronology. It would be interesting to understand more precisely when, for instance, the surface started smoking from the underground heat, when volcanic gases first appeared, and when lava first started erupting. Thank you for any insights!

[@davidro77]

As others have said, is there more footage of the moment when the magma started to push through....eg. at the 39 seconds mark, you literally only have a few seconds of this? Was that your footage of that moment as it's not watermarked? Just seems strange there is literally a couple of seconds, and then it jumps to what looks like half hour or hours later. I mean this is mesmerising footage - if you have more, please do post!

[@icelandman5432]

Amazing footage of the eruption Tom! Congratulations! Would have loved to have been there instead of being operated on!

[@tomdreamsbig]

Thanks Owen! All the best to you and your health.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Get well soon

[@erickrorye]

The Krafft's would be proud.

[@susierider55]

Fabulous footage. Did you find your location by looking at the earthquakes or was it ‘right place, right time’?

[@phila3884]

Wish there was footage of the first lava breach- seems to be clips from just before and just after? Looks like lava might have bled onto the surface first before "fountaining"?

[@Timetonut]

I wish there was an aftershave or candle scented for a volcano. I always wonder if it's just the plants burning or if the rock itself has a smell.

[@JohnSmall314]

You must have camped out for days to get that early footage. Well done

[@tomdreamsbig]

Hi John. Thanks for watching. Yes indeed! 4 days and nights! The hardest was walking all the way there and back with enough gear, food and water! BUT worth it, obviously 😇

[@JohnSmall314]

@@tomdreamsbig You must have lots of shots that you discarded because you thought it might be tedious or boring. I'd love to see the whole sequence from ground smoking to first lava coming up and first full fissure formed. Even if it's 10 minutes or more of smoke coming from the ground and not much happening.

[@davidro77]

@@JohnSmall314 +1, seems strange to only show like 5 seconds of the ground bulging footage here

[@Dustywitch]

Videography the way it should be done; just shut up and let the video do all the speaking for itself. Wonderful views and awesome job catching this for all of us.

[@edytachrzaszcz]

Amazing video - how high and far can you safely fly a small drone without damaging it?

[@Thecatwheel]

Iceland? that's wrong name these days better Hotland.😎

[@Wildwood56]

Wait 6 vents birth of supr volcano?

[@diegobroche3254]

Can you respire without equipement at this point?

[@bgmckeown]

Great footage but really that wise to be so close when it could have popped up anywhere

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

I think he is sitting on a nearby ridge the camera pov makes it appear he is a lot closer.