The most famous geyser at Yellowstone is Old Faithful. It adjoins its namesake, Old Faithful Inn, where hundreds of tourists gather every 90 minutes to watch a five-minute display of erupting steam and water. I made this picture from the second story observation terrace of the Inn, using a 320mm telephoto lens. I wanted to express the idea that tourists react differently to a geyser, even the most famous of them. I shot this picture when the geyser had been erupting for several minutes. It had a couple more minutes to run. Yet a fellow on the left end of the bench finds his reading more important that watching the geyser. And four people have actually turned away and are leaving the scene now that the geyser is showing signs of receding. Tourists are hard to please. And even a world famous attraction such as Old Faithful can’t hold the attention of everyone any longer.