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Yellowstone in Spring

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Posted by Dean Sauskojus on June 26, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Yellowstone in Spring
Spent saturday in Hayden Valley. Everything is a bright green color and very wet from all the the moisture this year, some places in the area 300 percent above normal. There are still snowbanks along the roadsides. Lamar Valley was shut down due to flooding.The buffalo are calving and the bears are feeding on carcasses in Hayden Valley. This is my favorite time of the year for Yellowstone.

Update below.
Posted by Don George on June 26, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Great image. Really like the colors and cloud reflections. Its also one of my favorite times in YNP. I heard today that the road was washed out in Lamar. Its been one wild Spring this year.
Posted by Dan Walters on June 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Beautiful light and color. Like the color in the clouds.
Posted by Russ Shugart on June 26, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Great shot! I really like the processing. Color, saturation and everything, perfect!

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Jack Brauer on June 26, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Beautiful, and very serene photo.
Posted by Jack Garrett on June 26, 2011 at 11:46 PM
I love the colors and comp Dean!
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 27, 2011 at 1:48 AM
Wow, this is fantastic! Looks absolutely primordial. I half expect to see a mastodon shuffling through the scene.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on June 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Dean, the comp on this simply rocks! LOVE it! Also like the processing job you did on it. Thanks for sharing this one :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on June 27, 2011 at 6:49 PM
This is simply gorgeous, Dean! I love the two separate watercourses inhabiting that small parcel. Great light and color, too!
So refreshing to see non-iconic images from Yellowstone.
Posted by Grant Collier on June 27, 2011 at 7:38 PM
I really like this composition. It seems like a unique perspective and is quite artistic.
Posted by Brian Jackson on June 27, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Love the comp. Great shot!
Posted by Amy Lindsey on June 27, 2011 at 7:53 PM
This is really beautiful Dean!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on June 27, 2011 at 9:06 PM
Nice meandering, and the dark cloud seems to force the view down to the river.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 27, 2011 at 11:07 PM
This is a beauty, Dean. To me though, the dark cloud is a little too heavy. As Doug mentioned, it "forces" my eye down to the river. I think I would prefer to be "nudged". A matter of personal taste perhaps. Still, it's a beauty.
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on June 27, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Here's one with a brighter sky. A little less dramatic. What do you guys think?
Posted by John Mumaw on June 28, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Doug has a good eye. I like the repost much better, Dean.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 28, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Here's another vote for the 2nd, Dean.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Call me crazy, well, others have :biggrin: , but I like the first. Beautiful colors and light, and I like the increased drama in that first one. Excellent use of lines.