Photographing the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland

Eyjafjallajökull, Night
Back in late March of 2010, I became aware that there was a spectacular eruption under way in Iceland. I immediately changed my plans from a trip to Scotland at the end of April to one to Iceland, and hoped that there would still be something for me to photograph when I got there.
Of course, very soon after I made my plans, the original eruption stopped. However, the main event was just gathering steam. A few days later, the ice covering the main crater onEyjafjallajökull(rough phonetic: Ay-ya-fyatla-yo-cutl, or seethe Wikipedia entryfor an audio recording) started to collapse in on itself, and the eruption that has caused travel chaos the world over began.
Luckily for me, but perhaps not so much for the rest of the world, the eruption was still going on at the beginning of my trip. In thisarticle, I'll pass on some of the things I've learned about volcano photography and specific advice that may be of use to you if you plan to go and photograph this ...