Icelandic volcanic ash alert grounds flights

[Sportmotor]

Nice pics

Link to a great set of photos.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2010/04/volcanic-ash-blankets-europe.html

[stjr]

Here are some more neat pix of the volcano mixed with some from travelers.  My favorite is image 21 with shattered lightning over the volcano as shown below (be sure to scroll to the right using the scroll bar under the photo). Apparently, lightening is not uncommon around volcano eruptions as I found other shots of this and other volcanic eruptions past.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/04/15/GA2010041503141.html?sid=ST2010041905140

For those who want to know more about how this photo was taken, here is the link to the story and technical background:
http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2010/04/20/volcanoes-lightning-and-experimentation/