Microbes and Hot Springs, a photo from Wyoming, West

Photographer's Note

Microbes and Hot Springs

I noticed that this is my 300th picture from the United States, so I guess that deserves something special and fortunately, finding something special in Yellowstone National Park is not a particularly difficult task. This is still a photo from the Upper Geyser Basin, which also includes Old Faithful. Seen here is not a geyser, but a microbial mat, often found near hot springs. In summer the microbes in the mineral-rich water produce the most vivid orange, yellow and red colours. The blue pools in the right hand side background together form Doublet Pool, a hot spring of 2.4 metres deep and a temperature of about 90 degrees Celsius.

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Exif Data:
Make: SONY
Model: DSC-HX400V
Software: PaintShop Pro 16,00
Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 80
Focal Length: 430/100 mm
Date Taken: 2019-07-30 14:25
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 1929 kb

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lousat (127505) 2019-12-17 15:36

Hi Lars,beautiful abstract painting on the ground made by microbs and maybe by the sulfur waters too,wonderful capture from this corner of Yellowstone,surely one of the most attractive with the geysers, a great way to celebrate your 300th post from USA,I like the usual perfect quality and the bright colors too. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (100737) 2019-12-17 15:39

Hi Lars,

The scenery is impressive, The point of view is showing the deatils of the microbe mat. The light is making the colours to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Nicou (193806) 2019-12-17 20:36

Hello

Fantastique couleur et image quel rendu sur le sol et vue quelle couleur ce jaune cette eua cela fait un tr鑣 beau tableau de la nature et de la surface de la terre superbe
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

mcmtanyel (58595) 2019-12-17 21:52

Hello Lars,
Lovely colors! You can squint your eyes and imagine that this is lava coming at you! 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

pajaran (99901) 2019-12-17 22:35

Pozdrav.
Interesanmtan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto sa mineralnim izvorom i zelenim drvecem, lepa priroda.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elementima snimka.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

ifege (28591) 2019-12-17 22:49

Hi Lars
Great colour and view in Yellowstone.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (132674) 2019-12-17 23:17

Hi Lars,
Very photogenic view with this yellow colors, good renderings and nice angle to take your view, good depth effect, a nice presentation of this place, tfs.

emka (149181) 2019-12-17 23:49

Hello Lars, Amazing colours due to the microbes, this time yellow but there are many different colours. The most fascinating place for the geothermal phenomenons. Awesome view.
Gratulations for the 300 marvellous photos from the USA.
Kind regrads Malgo

GyurMaster (20070) 2019-12-18 0:15

Hello Lars,

The colour contrast between the deep blue and the vivid yellow grabbed my attention immediately even in thumbnail-size. You utilized the wide-angle lens excellently to emphasize the foreground! As I see you have quite a collection from the Yellowstone, I will visit them too.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Happy Anniversary by the way!:)

holmertz (90436) 2019-12-18 0:26

Hej Lars,
Det h鋜 ser n鋝tan ut som n錱ot Van Gogh hade kunnat m錶a. Det p錷inner mig om bilder jag sett fr錸 svavelbrott, s� jag undrar om mikroberna luktade lika illa som de ser fantastiska ut. En fantastisk syn, och den m鰎ka skogen bildar en fin fond.
H鋖sningar,
Gert

Royaldevon (71795) 2019-12-18 0:56

Hello Lars,

This is just amazing!
Microbes ... it's like the beginning of life on Earth!
I can see why this is called Yellowstone Park!
You have shown us an amazing photograph, the yellow mat, curving out towards us like a giant claw!
The dark wall of conifers makes a very useful contrast.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (201748) 2019-12-18 1:05

Ciao Lars, great view of fantastic place, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

abmdsudi (86669) 2019-12-18 1:57

Hi Lars
Incredible looking scene this was taken from with amazing vivid colours and I imagine the odoour was pretty strong. Nice capture with feel of depth. Well done
Best regards

jhm (199977) 2019-12-18 5:22

Dag Lars,

Uw panorama beelden zijn altijd indrukwekkend.
Ook deze foto maakt geen uitzondering
Zou men kunnen zien als een groot schilderij.
Mooi gefotografeerd, schitterend fotowerk, bedankt.

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John

Fis2 (152287) 2019-12-18 7:00

Witaj Lars!
A very interesting place, view is impressive.
Excellent framing and composition.
Colors are impressive.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jmdias (99794) 2019-12-18 11:26

lars

I visited this place in a complete darkness, I could see nothing and I used flash to get some poor photos. this place was the worst point of my chinese tour. I was laughing when the guide took the tourists to "see" nothing, we were like a group of blind people across the place.
marvelous colors and abstract effect of the waters.

take care

jorge

Miguel82 (45475) 2019-12-18 11:55

Lars, the microbes can live in extreme habitats like here in a 90 degrees water. They produce a vivid yellow color. Yellowstone has always a surprise in store for its visitors. Fine colors, good sharpness, instructive photo note, regards.

PiotrF (50112) 2019-12-18 15:38

Hello Lars,
A very interesting picture from Yellowstone National Park.
Unique place. I like nice colours and good composition here.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

worldcitizen (13872) 2019-12-18 18:35

Hello Lars,
The color and patterns made by this strange substance are beautiful. Together with the trees in the background it's a very unique and attractive scene.

aliabazari (18418) 2019-12-18 22:35

Hi dear friend Lars
Beautiful shot. The foreground has brought an image like a painting. Well seen.

mkamionka (57811) 2019-12-19 1:24

Hi Lars,
wow, this is so beautiful!
What a great choice to celebrate your high number of USA photos!
I feel quite ashamed not having seen Yellowstone but frankly I didn't have enough money and it was quite a drive from LA where I lived.
Amazing colors. Of course the yellow is stunning and it fills the foreground so nicely!
But I am glad you had also a blue sky which puts it into context and allows us to trust you that the yellow is real.
The pattern of it is fabulous!
Excellent work!!
M

macjake (95711) 2019-12-19 3:46

Hi Lars
it looks like you spilled a huge EGG, and egg yolk is rolling all over the place :) Its always great to hit that sweet round number on TE :) A great shot for #300. I like that we can see other people walking around the park in various places, something that was missing in most of your other shots. Cool visual all around. Cheers
Craig

papagolf21 (151131) 2019-12-19 4:36

Bonjour, cher Lars,
Terre 閠range et inqui閠ante, pas le moment d'aller mettre le pied dans cette mare gluante et br鹟ante.
il n'en demeure pas moins qu'il se d間age une beaut� presque irr閑lle !
Amiti閟.
Philippe

jean113 (20461) 2019-12-19 8:26

Hello Lars, the wonders of nature! From the microbes that produce these amazing colours in the pools of hot water, to the beautiful trees in the background.
Good to see other people enjoying this experience.
Thanks for sharing your 300th picture from the U.S.A.
kind regards, Jean.

dale54 (17241) 2019-12-19 12:30

lars hello and good evening...its truly amazing this national park,so wild and interesting to say the least!great job all around too! tfs dale

dta (97490) 2019-12-19 13:08

Hello LArs ,
An amazing place , no doubt !
Splendid colors and contrasts . I like also the sky .
Regards

ChrisJ (156773) 2019-12-20 0:21

Hi Lars

The egg ylok color of the mineral deposits reminds me of rotten egg gas (hydrogen sulphide) which permeated the air in Rororua, NZ. Good colour, saturation and sharpness. Tfs!

COSTANTINO (101188) 2019-12-20 9:10

Hello dear Lars and have a nice time
original version
let your imagination free and think
of what this photo presents
according to your useful notes
this is the 300th picture
from the United states
the light is making the colors
to stand out
welldone
regards
Costantino

rychem (72179) 2019-12-21 6:32

Amazing scenery and unfriendly to people, although the colors are unusual
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (104175) 2019-12-22 1:40

Nature's paintings on water, how remarkable outcome, Lars.
the place is a small heaven for photography and I can only guess the different colors at any other hour of a day.
Bravo and a nice ho9iday's week ahead,
Ike

alvaraalto (41094) 2019-12-22 3:15

Dag Lars,
Dit is wat je noemt knal geel. Mooi gefotografeerd met de donker groen bosrand op de achtergrond en de half bewolkte lucht daar boven.
Groet Rob

BennyV (31584) 2019-12-23 4:03

Dag Lars

Mooie foto met veel geel van Yellowstone...vandaar...
De kleurpatronen op de voorgrond zijn super.
Groetjes

Benny

Ilonka1974 (8563) 2020-01-05 10:33

Hi Lars,
Lovely composition and very good presentation .
Clarity, colours sharpness are perfect.
Well done
Best regards
Janusz