Angry Sky at Grand Prismatic Spring
This unique view of Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring is offered on Endura Metallic photographic paper (see below for paper detail), and treated with a water-based, eco-friendly lustre coating. This coating provides a sheen that visibly enhances the print and provides superior protection. It protects against fingerprints, UV rays, and provides for a richer, enhanced sheen.
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About the Image: Angry Sky at Grand Prismatic Spring
This scene is set in Yellowstone National Park’s Midway Geyser Basin. I hadn’t been to this area since the forest fire had devastated it. On this day, I managed to capture the dark clouds of a breaking storm, still dark on the horizon, with fire savaged lodgepole pine standing like toothpicks against the skyline. The brilliant color of the foreground pool is divided from the dark, fire-charred rise beyond by a thin vapor veil.
I love to photograph during inclement weather. It’s more unpredictable as to what you may see. Such was the case when making this image. Right place at the right time with the right equipment, the storm broke and the sun poked through the clouds.
About the Area
In 1839, a group of fur trappers crossed the Midway Geyser Basin and wrote of a “boiling lake.” Grand Prismatic Spring is roughly 300 feet long and 250 feet wide and 160 feet deep. The spring has an estimated flow of 560 gallons per minute, at a temperature of 160°F.
The rich colors in the spring result from the bacteria growing around the edges of the mineral-rich pool. The bacteria produce colors ranging from green to red. During the heat of summer, the colors tend to be more orange and red, whereas in winter the colors tend toward dark green. The center of the pool is a deep blue.
The play of contrast in this area is visually stimulating.
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