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Grand Prismatic Hot Spring

Grand Prismatic Hot Spring

Located in Yellowstone National Park. This is the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world. The colorful foreground is the microbial mat consists of pigmented bacteria. The blue green background is the hot spring itself. The spring is approximately 250 by 300 feet in size and is 160 feet deep. The spring discharges an estimated 560 gallons (2000 liters) of 160°F (71°C) water per minute.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/60s f/13.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

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Steve Morris 21-Aug-2008 10:52
This is a remarkable capture Simon!! BV
endre novak 19-Aug-2008 08:48
spectacular, indeed.
JuvyGeir Thue-Nilsen 10-Aug-2008 19:02
Unbelieveable Simon! WOW! Great capture! Job Superb! VV :)
Meggi R. 04-Aug-2008 05:26
Simon, this is a wonderful image of a unique place. I love the colors. v
Meggi
sean jones nyc 21-Jul-2008 03:04
stunning image! i love the colors! v!
sarah zinner 16-Jun-2008 04:40
Fantastic colours, beautiful image!
Milan Simic 29-May-2008 21:52
This image can be viewed as complete abstract... good capture. Voted!
Alina 21-May-2008 10:37
Wow!, this is a superb picture. Great sharpness and color. v
globalgadabout 20-May-2008 13:42
marvellous image of this awesome place...V
john savage 20-May-2008 12:27
Nice image, very bright and vibrant. Good shot. V
Milan 19-May-2008 06:54
Simply superb! V!
Marcio Cabral 02-May-2008 13:19
Fantastic shot!!v
Marco Valk 29-Apr-2008 18:07
absolutely amazing, Simon. I've never seen it this pretty. big vote
Bill Warren 25-Apr-2008 02:20
How hot? This most be one of the higher vote getters on pBase: Plus 1 more V for this wild color hot shot.
delog 22-Apr-2008 03:11
intense color
brilliant composition v
Zaid Kurdi 26-Feb-2008 16:32
Wow..........Amazing place and capture Simon.........Excellent composition and colors.........V.
Popko van Meekeren 23-Feb-2008 08:58
What an amazing colors plus the smoke makes it mystifying as well.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet 18-Feb-2008 03:35
Very impressive.
PauloCGama 03-Feb-2008 15:46
great colors!!! real nice landscape.
cheers
Monique Laguë 11-Jan-2008 01:06
amazing.
Fabulous colors and light. v
Esa Ervasti 01-Jan-2008 09:41
What a picture! Wish to be at place some day....
Thank you for the good text too.
Gus R. 24-Dec-2007 07:44
Not a jacuzzi to soak in, I take it ;-) That blue in the spring is glacial, but a little warmer here @ 160 F. You composed this beautifully to bring the rich color to dominate. Excellent image Simon. g
Hank Vander Velde 11-Nov-2007 02:37
WOW! Fantastic image Simon. V.
Michael Weinberg 07-Nov-2007 20:12
Hello Simon. I very much appreciate the beauty of the photo and the very fine comment. It is a pleasure for me to discover your works today. Michael.
Emmanuel Panagiotakis 26-Oct-2007 17:43
Very nice picture here my friend ,you are very good artist
thanks for all your comments ,and a big vote from me also
Emmanuel
Keith Goldstein 16-Oct-2007 12:18
Whoa. The color here is hot!
Mattias Backström 07-Oct-2007 14:45
Incredible. I guess I'll never see this place for real, so I'm glad you shared this. Awesome shot!
tomandlinda 03-Oct-2007 16:11
Already voted on this one, but I had to comment on this one again. Have been there many times, but never got a shot as good as this one. Excellent in every respect. Linda
BleuEvanescence 22-Sep-2007 18:54
It has a look of lava.
Incredible capture...
Barry Moore 22-Sep-2007 10:28
Fantastic and informative. Thanks for sharing this. Voted
Sandi Whitteker 21-Sep-2007 05:44
Gorgeous colors! Great shot! V
Jeanne Dammarell 21-Sep-2007 04:22
Wonderful image of an amazing place. The color and texture is stunning. Vote!
olivier bruning 18-Sep-2007 08:57
amazing! such stunning colours! ~V~
Noel Saratan 18-Sep-2007 02:36
Great shot of an awesome place! v
Michaval 16-Sep-2007 08:41
Impresionante. Very good. V
jan madsen 12-Sep-2007 19:39
Amazing shot vote
alfredo camba jr. 08-Sep-2007 12:49
Fantastic image! Very nice colors & composition! vote!
Jean D 06-Sep-2007 00:32
WOW! An excellent shot, Simon! The colors are superb and you were able to shoot with perfect exposure and a nice composition! ~V~
Donald Verger 28-Aug-2007 22:16
great! in so many ways! vote! i want to go, bad! i here it is cool in winter
legendz 28-Aug-2007 18:04
Stunning shot - love everything about it - the colours strike you

V
Lester Weiss 27-Aug-2007 20:16
otherworldly!
Dehl 24-Aug-2007 03:26
Fantastic. V
Roy Berger 22-Aug-2007 19:06
Outstanding! V
Stephen Berger 22-Aug-2007 06:33
The color is almost overwhelming. I love the colored wisps of steam and the background of the sharply defined trees. All together a fantastic image!! V
Paula Couselo 20-Aug-2007 22:14
FANTASTIC. The colors are just breathtaking. voted
tomandlinda 19-Aug-2007 15:37
Great work and beautifully vibrant colors. Vote
Tom Munson 19-Aug-2007 13:41
WOW, love the color V
Chad Ramsey 18-Aug-2007 23:50
This is a real eye catcher! I couldn't pass it up~ Big Vote!
laine82 18-Aug-2007 09:49
funny that...already voted a few months back :>))
laine82 18-Aug-2007 09:48
This has a Journey to the Centre of the Earth feel...awesome sight & shot ~gmv
coaster 18-Aug-2007 05:03
What a great shot! The comments are well-deserved. V
regi olbrechts 14-Aug-2007 12:02
FANTASTIC. Just fantastic.
Big VOTE Simon!
glimpses by lu 14-Aug-2007 01:50
This is truly an amazing capture!!! The mixture of colors and hot steam is wowowowow!! Very, very cool shot!! v
Dawid Wnuk 13-Aug-2007 06:58
Wonderful. The saturated and contrasting colours make this image extremely eye-catching. V.
Dawid W.
Naomi Sheaffer 12-Aug-2007 13:51
This is fantastic! Far better than any photos I've seen in books on Yellowstone. V
Betty Wilchek 12-Aug-2007 02:28
MAJICAL-FABULOUS SHOT BIG VOTE
Yi Feng 09-Aug-2007 02:21
Stunning color and detail! Amazing place to see! V
Emmanuel Panagiotakis 07-Aug-2007 01:33
Breathtaking, truly beautiful.
Agnes T. Ackerl 01-Aug-2007 14:42
very beautiful!
Bill Ewart Jr 01-Aug-2007 00:40
Looks like it's another planet. How hot does that actually get/?
mpov 29-Jul-2007 23:20
Wow, this is one fantastic image! The color is truly amazing and I love the steam coming off the springs. GMV big time.
david daniel 28-Jul-2007 15:48
excellent
Sam_Charupakorn 22-Jul-2007 05:02
Outstanding image with excellent sharpness, and superb color!! Fine job Simon! V
Townley Pittman 17-Jul-2007 23:11
Great photo. Amazing
Carol Breton 13-Jul-2007 13:41
Stunning shot! The colors, the steam rising, the contrasts. Excellent. v
Algis Kemezys 13-Jul-2007 03:10
love this.... http://exposure.cbc.ca/video/mimetoliths-movie-trailer
Andrew Vincent 12-Jul-2007 12:16
Amazing! The colours! Great comp with the diagonal lines too! HUGE VOTE!
H2M 10-Jul-2007 15:16
Great!
maximzar 06-Jul-2007 09:12
lovely scene! fabulous colors. ~V~
Wolfgang Wander 05-Jul-2007 23:56
You really got the colors worked out nicely here.
Yannis Tsolkas 04-Jul-2007 11:06
Very impressive photo and informative text Simon. -V-
Craig Persel 03-Jul-2007 23:15
Well ... comment number 225 ... fantastic!
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography 01-Jul-2007 21:18
absolutly fab,vote
tomandlinda 29-Jun-2007 17:49
Beautiful, amazing colors. Vote. Linda
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Rodney H 19-Jun-2007 03:02
I love the color combinations here, it looks like molten lava. Cool : )
January Grey 15-Jun-2007 04:30
Incredible shot! Love the colors! V~
Andy Dunn 13-Jun-2007 13:49
Amazing image, stunning colours.
Stanley Nartey 11-Jun-2007 05:19
Great image,fantastic colors and excellent presentation. V.
Aaron Lehoux 10-Jun-2007 15:33
Beautiful shot! Love the colors in this one :) V
Ross Throndson 10-Jun-2007 13:26
Wow, Amazing Image, Simon.....Incredible Color!! V
Dennis Hoyne 10-Jun-2007 04:06
Superb image, and thanks for the background info.
Jeff Waldorff 10-Jun-2007 02:49
Great image! The colors are incredible. V
Jason Neuerburg 09-Jun-2007 20:04
This is very cool, or Hot!
Becky Burdick 09-Jun-2007 12:43
hard to imagine anything like this exists. colors are amazing.
Giancarlo Guzzardi 08-Jun-2007 08:23
great beautiful image
Bill Warren 07-Jun-2007 12:10
Would love to see this. Thanks so much for posting. Amazing colors. V
E. T. 02-Jun-2007 03:36
This is so awesome. I haven't been to Yellowstone yet.
Keith Rankin 30-May-2007 00:05
Absolutely fantastic shot, luv everything about i! ~V~
Petros Labrakos 27-May-2007 09:52
outstanding landscape
excellent done!
(V)
joanteno 26-May-2007 08:07
Spectacular, vote.
Johan Gerrits 25-May-2007 20:46
Have you been on Mars? Fabulous colours, great shot Simon, V
Marcos García 22-May-2007 15:40
AWESOME!V
lupingh 19-May-2007 15:08
Great shot, beautiful colors and lots of details. I have been there. Your picture makes me want to go back again.
Ken DeFusco 18-May-2007 16:41
Very nice - National Geographic stuff! GMV
lgprice 18-May-2007 12:24
lovely shot, color. one of my favorite places. It's been a long time since I've lived there.
Debbie Blackburn Beierle 18-May-2007 06:03
Can't add anything new! Nice work. v
laine82 16-May-2007 23:03
I feel like I've just stepped off star ship Enterprise...superb !! V
Jude Marion 12-May-2007 16:57
This is amazing ... so 'other worldly-ish'!
Paula Krugerud 12-May-2007 16:30
Stunning, tremendous, perfection! ... to say the least! :)
An all time favorite! v!
Douglas Stucky 12-May-2007 15:51
Awesome image! vote
Dr. Michael G. Mathews 11-May-2007 01:42
Wonderful image. Vibrant color, excellent composition.
Julie Oldfield 09-May-2007 22:55
Simply Awesome! V.
Alex Lim 08-May-2007 23:02
Great color and location, vote!
Richard Calmes 08-May-2007 11:51
WOW! Great colors! Beautiful shot! V
Lawrence Staats 07-May-2007 13:14
Wonderful saturated colours here. Great Shot!!
mathilda williams 07-May-2007 01:42
just stunning.
vivid colours, perfect composition.
voted
mathilda
clark langley 06-May-2007 03:42
spectacular colors. You do Great work. Thanks for the kind words.Will stop by later to see more cheers, clark
Antonio Rizi 05-May-2007 22:23
Superbe.Bravo.
Guy Dube 05-May-2007 11:57
A very impressive picture Simon, very nice colors and good explanations of the phenomen.V
Best regards
Guy
joanteno 05-May-2007 10:29
Awesome shot. Vote
Greg Harp 05-May-2007 04:03
It's quite the place, isn't it? Beautiful job of capturing it. V
John Engstrom 03-May-2007 18:41
Beautiful colors and composition. Great mood.

V.
Volkan Aktuna 02-May-2007 06:02
Very impressive shot, extraordinary...V.
Paul Dovie Jr 02-May-2007 02:36
A lot warmer then the springs I scuba dive in FLA. Wonderful photo.
Randy Carter 01-May-2007 01:04
Randy Carter
Very beautiful
Gary Winters 29-Apr-2007 17:51
Can't add much to what's been said. This is an amazing image!
sue anne 27-Apr-2007 18:38
This is a wonderful landscape and thanks for sharing the facts about it.
LeeG 27-Apr-2007 16:28
Wonderful scene. I need to visit this area. Thanks for sharing this !
william mahan 24-Apr-2007 01:42
Awesome natural wonder.....Great Job!!
Kathy Thompson 20-Apr-2007 00:24
What an amazing sight! Love all the colours and the steam rising. Great capture!
Photo Club Pavillonnais 17-Apr-2007 07:46
Magnifique image aux colorations splendide ... ça donne envie d'y aller !
Didier
Greg Christie 14-Apr-2007 07:58
Remarkable shot Simon.
boy yniguez 12-Apr-2007 16:21
voted!
boy yniguez 12-Apr-2007 16:20
what a contrast from the top half and the bottom half of the scene! great shot!
Edmundo T. Villamaria 12-Apr-2007 03:37
wow...excellant shot! great colors
René Lortie 10-Apr-2007 21:04
This is a fantastic landscape. Thanks for documenting it.
Ohad.R 09-Apr-2007 21:27
great shot. your explanation is powerfull
thanks
u got my vote here
flowsnow 09-Apr-2007 04:23
This is gorgeous Simon...one look I fell in love with it. Vote
Tommy Junger 07-Apr-2007 10:04
Beautiful shot,great composition...!
Brian Straub 05-Apr-2007 13:53
Amazing image! Well done. Thanks to this image and your description, Yellowstone has just moved a few notches up my list of "must-see" locations. Thanks. *V*
Liz Bickel 05-Apr-2007 07:05
You captured the this hot spring to perfection!!! Great color and composition.
Chris Spracklen 03-Apr-2007 21:03
Amazing colours and atmosphere, Simon.
Excellent landcape work.
Best regards, Chris
EDITH RB 03-Apr-2007 20:30
Wow! thanks for sharing the info of this photo. At first, I thought the colour was edited. Very interesting and stunning image. Gmv.
Aivar Mikko 03-Apr-2007 16:04
Excellent colors and good composition.
bdolinger 03-Apr-2007 05:54
Wow! Great shot and the colors are incredible. V
Kim 02-Apr-2007 14:44
This is an astounding capture! Amazing to see... I've never been there, so thanks for sharing! V
Lester Weiss 01-Apr-2007 16:58
very nice capture of an incredible place. beautiful color
Wei O'Connell 31-Mar-2007 23:56
Outstanding landscape. Beautiful colors! vote
Michel Bordeleau 31-Mar-2007 12:41
Out of this world shot. Very nice picture.
Patricia Lay-Dorsey 31-Mar-2007 09:09
Amazing image, Simon, and most interesting explanation. Congrats on being so high up in Popular Galleries. You deserve it. V
sebas veldhuisen 30-Mar-2007 18:27
A beautiful landscape, beautifully composed. V
William Tockes 29-Mar-2007 19:05
Love the colors and composition, very imprerssive.
Tricia 29-Mar-2007 04:04
What a beautiful image you have captured of this amazing sight.
Emmanuel Panagiotakis 29-Mar-2007 01:04
Very nice sharpness in this picture , composition Could be any better then this
Well-done
amell 28-Mar-2007 14:52
OMG... beautiful...
Eric Herbelin 28-Mar-2007 13:41
superb!
Chris Thorpe 28-Mar-2007 13:04
Excellent shot! V
Sue Robertson 28-Mar-2007 03:00
Great shot.
Tommy Junger 27-Mar-2007 21:00
Very Beautiful image...!
Werner Eickenscheidt 27-Mar-2007 18:33
Unbelievable colours and excellent composition. gmv
Martha Albuquerque 27-Mar-2007 17:18
wow! great! v
Gayle P. Clement 27-Mar-2007 11:59
Just wonderful, Simon. V.
NealyBob 27-Mar-2007 06:25
Wow! This is very beautiful~! V
Laryl 27-Mar-2007 03:45
Fabulous beautiful image
Aida Villaronga 26-Mar-2007 23:11
WOW, the colors and composition are breathtaking!V
Safsal 26-Mar-2007 21:37
fantastic !!
v
Yves Rubin 26-Mar-2007 11:44
Superb composition and colors, a beautiful scene!
Ann Cleeves 25-Mar-2007 21:01
My word....an awesome shot of an amazing place....what colours!
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik 25-Mar-2007 17:45
Awesome shot!! S&L
Terri Steele 25-Mar-2007 16:57
Stunning color and composition! Wow!
bandito 25-Mar-2007 15:44
Stunning shot - worthy of a vote, indeed! Very well done.
Slawomir Urban 25-Mar-2007 15:44
Fanastic hot colours...Beautiful!!! V.
Mario Weusten 25-Mar-2007 13:53
beautiful....well done...V
Paul Dovie Jr 25-Mar-2007 12:37
Awesome color. Have seen many spring and been diving in then in Fla, but nothing like this. GMV
Torben Jorgensen 25-Mar-2007 10:35
Wow. The colors are amazing.
shatterbug 25-Mar-2007 03:32
Terrific composition and colors! V.
Alejandro 24-Mar-2007 23:15
Wow!!!, ... this is a superb pic. V.
Jess ( Lady D.) 24-Mar-2007 22:09
Outstanding colour.............................Jess
Ronny Van Eeckhoutte 24-Mar-2007 21:59
wow. excellent. so surrealistic scene. V
poochdad 24-Mar-2007 20:35
a very striking natural wonder.
Danny Barton 24-Mar-2007 20:24
I think I stood here and shot this same format with my first digital camera. Trouble is, it was a Sony Mavica FD 91. I tossed all of those images years ago. Thank goodness for progress! I had to vote for this!
Christopher May 24-Mar-2007 17:40
Absolutely great shot. You've managed to catch some of the great color of Yellowstone here!
Rich Westfall 24-Mar-2007 17:17
Vivid color, Simon. This is really beautiful.
Graeme 24-Mar-2007 17:09
Awesome shot indeed Simon. Big vote....!!!
carol j. phipps 24-Mar-2007 17:04
Amazing sight. Vote
Joanne Kamo 24-Mar-2007 15:54
Fantastic other-world image, great composition, Simon. V
Shmuel Halevi 24-Mar-2007 15:50
Spectacular!
fred_il 24-Mar-2007 15:40
amazing!
Beautiful colors!!
VOte!
uofmtiger 24-Mar-2007 15:30
Amazing shot! voted
Susan Craig 24-Mar-2007 15:25
This is AWESOME! Voted!
Dr. Michael G. Mathews 24-Mar-2007 15:18
Wonderful color and stunning image!
Tom Munson 24-Mar-2007 14:42
Outstanding landscape. V
estralita 24-Mar-2007 13:08
Wow! Amazing shot! vote
Old Sam Peabody 24-Mar-2007 11:35
Beautiful! Vote.
Neal Nye 24-Mar-2007 11:30
Hard to imagine that such a thing can exist on our planet! You got the perfect exposure for maximum color!
Charles Abescat 24-Mar-2007 09:28
Very beautiful shot. Great work.
Mohan Raj E.K 24-Mar-2007 09:22
Nice shot..colorful patterns..V
Vince 24-Mar-2007 09:03
Fascinating shot! Vote.
enny jameson 24-Mar-2007 09:00
stunning image, great color, all.
Steve Pryke 24-Mar-2007 08:39
Spectacular shot, what amazing colours!
Eric C 24-Mar-2007 07:50
Wonderful scene Simon and the colors are awesome, Huge Vote :o)
Bryan Murahashi 24-Mar-2007 06:26
Beautiful colors in this fantastic scene. GMV.
Dan Ng 24-Mar-2007 06:23
Stunning colors and composition, Simon. I know this place very well. V.
Jeff Engle 24-Mar-2007 05:28
Great colors! Very nice album too Simon.
papajim 24-Mar-2007 04:26
Wow, impressive shot. Thanks for the description, I wasn't going to guess this one. Vote for this amazing image.
Dave Wixx 24-Mar-2007 04:25
Wonderful shot, beautiful colours.
Scott Schexnaydre 24-Mar-2007 04:11
Beautiful! V
Rodney H 24-Mar-2007 03:38
I like the color in this shot and the angle is great. This is a postcard or poster : ) v
Etched Moment 24-Mar-2007 03:16
This is just incredible...I'm blown away! (Miriam)
Randy Adams 24-Mar-2007 03:03
Beautiful composition Simon..thanks for sharing with us. V
Char 24-Mar-2007 02:59
Hi Simon,
This is not only an excellent and interesting shot (thank you for the information) It looks like it was taken on a different planet. This is so amazing!
lornatyson 24-Mar-2007 02:52
Wow!!Awesome shot, fantastic composition and amazing colours. A definate vote!
Bryan Ramsay 24-Mar-2007 02:51
Awesome shot! the color is so rich and vibrant! -BJ GMV.