This is one of the more interesting "dare to be different" shots in the challenge. I'm loving the subject all to death, but I'm not sure what I'd do with the lighting issues. Nice shot - could use some technical punch. :)
I think the majority of this photo is underexposed to the point of being unrecognizable. The angle that this photo was taken at could've been from the bottom up and helped shed a little light on the top of this. Maybe just better timing as far as where the lava was at the time the photo was taken.
Very interesting effect... pretty tough shot due to the potential over/under exposure of the lamp. Might benefit from some additional external lighting to allow a shorter exposure time.
ou mest have been pressed for time, because if you would have left it running for a few hours I think it would have had the potential to turn out much better. --4