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26-SEP-2006

Hot Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 2006

Hot Lake, fed by thermal springs, lives up its simple name. When the evening chill arrives, clouds of steam envelope visitors, including this couple, who seem to be trying to figure out how to photograph what they are seeing. For me, this scene was magical, but without the people, it would be meaningless. This image uses moving moisture to throw man and nature into a contrasting relationship. I used a 300mm focal length to reach distance, compressing the steam in the foreground layer, the people in the middleground layer, and the steam and forest in the background layer, into a single perspective.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
1/400s f/5.6 at 65.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Sep-2006 17:14:17
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ50
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length65.5 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Phil Douglis24-Nov-2006 18:21
Good point, Mo -- we are insignificant. This steaming lake was there long before these people came to stand here, and will remain there long after they are gone.
monique jansen24-Nov-2006 14:22
Insignificance of humans in nature. As you know I try to give you my comments without reading anything, so that I am not influenced by your or other people's comments. Am making time now, as I am thoroughly fed up with the uploading of my India photos.
Phil Douglis31-Oct-2006 17:48
Thanks, Jenene, for mentioning solitude -- that is what this image is really all about. Two people, all by themselves, lost for the moment in a magical world of thermal wonders.
JSWaters31-Oct-2006 16:02
Such atmosphere! It is indeed a magical scene, and you've managed to create an image of solitude as well with the couple standing at the edge of the mist - some sort of boardwalk taking them to the very brink before being swallowed by the clouds.
Jenene
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