Angel Spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

Dixie

I was really taken with the starkness of the scene and the colors were fabulous.

Taken early morning as the sun came up.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

vermenton

Dixie wrote:

I was really taken with the starkness of the scene and the colors were fabulous.

Taken early morning as the sun came up.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

I really like you photograph, kind of sureal, like the angle, great shot

Dixie

The springs and geyser basins in Yellowstone do tend to have a surreal look when taken out of context from their surroundings. I think that is one of the major reasons that I enjoy shooting there so much. ...of course, I can't knock the abundant wildlife photo ops either.

Thank you for taking the time to look and for your kind comments.

erich6

This is a nice shot Dixie. I like the colors and sharpness!

Erich

Dixie

Thanks, Erich, I appreciate the comments.

Californiahiker

Dixie, that photo is incredible! I went there last fall, mid to late October, I have tons of photos from that 4 day trip, but nothing as good as this one!

I saw another fall photo of yours from Grand Teton, what time of year was it taken?

Dixie

Hiker, thanks for the comments. Below is the photo that I think you mean. It was taken in early August 2003. It wasn't fall, but either some type of bug or desease was killing some of the trees. On Wednesday I went back to the very same location, but was greatly disappointed. The trees that were brown making it look like fall are all dead now and just bare trunks and limbs are there. Additionally, beavers have dammed the stream and formed a pond where the reflection is and there is some type of algae growing right to the surface which stops you from getting a reflection now. There was no way that I could duplicate the original shot.

I did try two different locations right as the rising sun lit the face of the Cathedral Group with a orange glow (I will try to get them processed from RAW over the next few days and post at least one of the new shots). One of the positions that I used is a pretty standard one for Schwabacher Landing. The other position was further up to the right headed in the direction of the beaver pond. I positioned the tripod down the bank right at water level and didn't extend it at all so I was very low.

Here's the shot that I think you are talking about:

Californiahiker

Yes, Dixie, that's the one. How strange to have "fall" in August! I love to be out and about during the fall, love visiting fall color. Our color in California is not super spectacular, 'though it can be real nice in certain places, like the High Sierras.

The day I visited Grand Teton there were clouds hovering about, and the peaks showed up for only a few minutes... I felt lucky!

I'll be going to Germany next month (my home country) to experience fall. Fall in Germany is as nice as I heard the East is. Can't wait to photograph all that color!

Yellowstone and the Tetons are on my plan again for the future, I hope to catch fall at its best, probably mid September.

Thanks for posting the shot!

Dixie wrote:

Hiker, thanks for the comments. Below is the photo that I think you mean. It was taken in early August 2003. It wasn't fall, but either some type of bug or desease was killing some of the trees. On Wednesday I went back to the very same location, but was greatly disappointed. The trees that were brown making it look like fall are all dead now and just bare trunks and limbs are there. Additionally, beavers have dammed the stream and formed a pond where the reflection is and there is some type of algae growing right to the surface which stops you from getting a reflection now. There was no way that I could duplicate the original shot.

I did try two different locations right as the rising sun lit the face of the Cathedral Group with a orange glow (I will try to get them processed from RAW over the next few days and post at least one of the new shots). One of the positions that I used is a pretty standard one for Schwabacher Landing. The other position was further up to the right headed in the direction of the beaver pond. I positioned the tripod down the bank right at water level and didn't extend it at all so I was very low.

Here's the shot that I think you are talking about:

Dixie

Hiker, good luck on your fall trip and gets loads of great photos.

The Tetons gave me fits both trips with haze. In two trips there two years apart, this last Wednesday offered me the best shooting with the least haze, but even then the haze started moving back in around 10 AM. Of course, in August 2003 I had to content with the smoke from three different Yellowstone fires drifting south into the Tetons.

DJ-S1

Dixie, it's great to see your work again.

Dixie

Thank you DJ. Just went through a busy period and had a lot on my platter. Now, hopefully, it will be nothing but photography for a while.

thdizzy

That's a sweet shot.

Dixie

Thank you Todd.