Grand Prismatic's Mist

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 3, 2014386 views20 comments

I often see the colors of Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Springs in the mists above the pool, but in multiple tries, I had not been able to capture them in an image. In my most recent visit, I managed to succeed but am not sure why...processing, time of day, amount of mist, sun angle are some of the possible influences. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this look into the mist at Grand Prismatic spring. (5D3, 24-70 f2.8 @ 59 mm, f/10, 1/125s, iso 200, tripod)

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20 comments

Comment posted by Andrew Waddington on June 3, 2014 at 12:17 PM

Really nice Mark and a change from the typical views I've seen. I would love to shoot it from the air, in fact it's my big hope for this year.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 3, 2014 at 12:19 PM

Gorgeous color Mark. Beautiful scene and image. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 3, 2014 at 1:49 PM

Great colors and shapes. Fine surreal image.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 3, 2014 at 2:59 PM

This is a nice abstract, Mark. You might consider warming up the mist in the upper part. I like the shapes and color of the travertine and the mist on the left.

--P

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on June 3, 2014 at 3:41 PM

Very nice shot here Mark. I really love the colors!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 3, 2014 at 5:43 PM

This is an extremely interesting view overall, Mark. The composition is very different from this POV and the wild colors seem to add a bit more mystique to the view. The phenomenon taking place that you've captured and pointed out adds to the interesting aspect of the foreboding looking area too.....

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on June 3, 2014 at 6:22 PM

Beautiful array of colors from top to bottom. I really like your comp too, Mark. My only suggestion would be to clone out the infrastructure? that's in the background, which isn't really apparent until you see the large view

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on June 3, 2014 at 6:50 PM

Terrific colors, I think a crop with more on top and a bit less on the bottom would look nice if you have it.
The more mist the better…..

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 3, 2014 at 6:50 PM

Hey Navin, thanks, I hadn't noticed the telephone poles back there. Will get right after them! There are also several standing and at least one downed tree back there left over from the 1988 fires, while they may look like telephone poles, I think I'll leave them in. The purchase print version has lost the phone poles.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 3, 2014 at 8:43 PM

This is really nice, Mark. I was going to suggest removal of the power pole and structures behind the mist, that Navin pointed out. Beautiful take on a wonderful spot.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 4, 2014 at 1:59 AM

i like the colours here, mark, even more interesting in the top third (pinks and blues and greens ...). well done.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 4, 2014 at 2:21 AM

Good use of the contrasting colours. The composition is well isolated from the more standard views of this location I've seen.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 4, 2014 at 7:55 AM

Very different Mark, I like this alot, beautiful color, shapes and composition. Excellent work.
John

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on June 4, 2014 at 11:17 AM

Wow, well captured, even if you don't really know why you succeeded this time. Serendipity can be helpful at times! My only nit is the telephone pole in the back. Maybe crop it out? But the colors in the mist are really stunning!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 4, 2014 at 1:55 PM

Man !

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on June 4, 2014 at 4:24 PM

This looks almost surreal. I love the colors and contrast. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 5, 2014 at 10:04 AM

An impressive scene, Mark! I like the comp you came up with here and the combination of colors, mist and textures really work together. Very nicely done!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 5, 2014 at 11:40 AM

Hard to believe this stunning photo is real.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on June 9, 2014 at 1:00 AM

Incredible colors, Mark, and super textures in the foreground. The rising steam and colors imparts such an off-worldly look but I imagine that is how it feels when walking amongst all these remarkable thermals. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 9, 2014 at 5:50 PM

What an outstanding image Mark, love this! Must be often photographed, but I can't remember every seeing it like this before.
Thanx for the 'grand' view, you did good man

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