out of this world

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 25, 2010567 views34 comments

Picture of Canary Springs in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY (USA). Image made in the evening, in May 2009.

The image was shot RAW, and converted/worked on in PSCS3. I cropped a bit, straightened, and adjusted contrast/colours to be more golden.

Comments

34 comments

Comment posted by Peter Wintergren on January 25, 2010 at 4:42 PM

Wonderful atmosphere I love the light here. Your compositon is very fine too.

Registered on January 24, 2010, 15 Posts, 174 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Stankiewicz on January 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM

This is very striking. It really does look out of this world.

Registered on October 26, 2008, 52 Posts, 462 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Wow, what an amazing place. I am still searching for a dinosaur on the background. I really like the light, the mist and your processing.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Brauer on January 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Wow, that is beautiful! Great composition and light. Really amazing.

Registered on September 12, 2005, 40 Posts, 627 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 25, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Very cool and other-worldly. Nice light and composition. Well done.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 25, 2010 at 6:03 PM

I love the graphic quality of the terraces and the dead trees. I especially like the right 2/3 of the image but less enamored of the left 1/3. I wonder about a vertical crop with the white terraces in the fg and the smaller dead trees in the bg...

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 25, 2010 at 6:12 PM

Hi Ursula

Its out of this world, Artistly and technically speaking. The composition, light, and mood are beautifully presented..
Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Neven Dries on January 25, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Great atmosphere in this shot. It reminds me more of a painting i'd see on a sci-fi book than a photograph! But that said its fabulous! I'd like to see a larger version of this.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 52 Posts, 160 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 25, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Stunning work Ursula. Very ethereal. Beautiful website as well.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Pullen on January 25, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Like another world is how it looks to me. Excellent image, very nice. Ron

Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 25, 2010 at 7:13 PM

What a gorgeous place . . . I don't recall seeing shots of it before, at least with a similar perspective. I think you've rendered it perfectly, and I particularly like the reflected light in the fore/midground pools and the bright mist toward the background.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on January 25, 2010 at 7:25 PM

What a magical setting. Comp, colors and processing all look very good to my eyes... well done!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 25, 2010 at 7:46 PM

Very nice light, clarity is superb and the reflection in the steps is awesome. I think I'd like some more on top so the trunk on the left wasn't so truncated (pun fully intended). Great shot nonetheless.

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 25, 2010 at 7:48 PM

Very interesting image. Looks like fantasy land!

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 25, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Remarkably beautiful Ursula, the warmth adds a wonderful feeling.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 25, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Very nice capture Ursula, love the mix of colors, great comp, wonderful light, and I really like the highlights in the distant background. Well done.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on January 25, 2010 at 8:18 PM

Incredible, Ursula! This is a totally surreal landscape, and you've done a great job at presenting it. Very well done.

Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments

Comment posted by Debjit Ghosh on January 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM

very unique shot of this place and a grt8 light to go with. well done.

Registered on May 11, 2008, 8 Posts, 211 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 25, 2010 at 8:30 PM

Image is out of this world.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Wilson on January 25, 2010 at 9:06 PM

This is stunning, I love everything about it. Incredible light and composition...

Registered on June 3, 2006, 2 Posts, 3 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 25, 2010 at 9:27 PM

This is stunning. I wish there were a little more on the top but I can more than live with it this way.

Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 26, 2010 at 1:14 AM

Great composition and very well titled. I'll bet this would look great larger.

Registered on May 10, 2009, 127 Posts, 970 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 26, 2010 at 3:22 AM

very good - the mist in the background, while subtle, really adds to the image. well done.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Daman Sidhu on January 26, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Wow, what a fantastic shot Ursula.. love the light and the composition.. phenomenal job on this one! Thanks for sharing!

Registered on December 16, 2009, 21 Posts, 176 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on January 26, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Beautiful comp!

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 26, 2010 at 12:19 PM

Hi Ursula,

You must have timed this just right with the rain/snow melt. Because I was there in late September '09 and there wasn't anything nearly this beautiful. This is a wonderful shot. Aesthetically very pleasing. Thanks for sharing. Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on January 26, 2010 at 4:28 PM

The way the layers step up from foreground to background create a very nice depth to this image. Beautiful indeed!

Registered on October 6, 2008, 137 Posts, 720 Comments

Comment posted by Mel Ladewig on January 26, 2010 at 8:27 PM

Strong composition brought together with the golden tone in the mist. Very well done Ursula.

Registered on July 24, 2005, 114 Posts, 1205 Comments

Comment posted by Ursula I Abresch on January 26, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Thank you all.

@Reed (Bowman) - good suggestion/idea, I should try that. I agree with the others that commented that it would do better with a bit more at the top. Got to go back to Yellowstone! :)

@Rick (Goldwasser) - it does look nice printed big, I just sold a copy, printed on Hahnemuhle Baryta, matted/framed, and it looks quite nice.

@Michael (J Greene) - it was made in mid-May 2009, there still was snow around, and the mornings/evenings were quite cool. Spring is a good time in Yellowstone.

Registered on February 24, 2009, 19 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 27, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Super light in this one Ursula! Very appealing!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 27, 2010 at 5:29 AM

Unbelievable place! Woah! those colors and textures are nuts. Compositionally I am wanting a bit of a pan to the left to get the tree on the left off the edge and the tree back right more off center. Great capture

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Reznick on January 27, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Incredible image! I spent a lot of time shooting Mammoth and know how difficult it can be. This may be the best I've ever seen from here. The golden light is brilliant! I like your crop choice, filling the frame with the most interesting subject mater. Awesome work!

Registered on November 24, 2009, 79 Posts, 515 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 28, 2010 at 1:44 AM

Sorry I'm late to the party. I would agree with Justin that this is one of the greatest images I've seen from Mammoths Upper Terrace. Living here I've have not yet gotten an image like this, but am still working on it. The light is outstanding and the colors compliment the whole image. Nicely done.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Lara Ellis on February 18, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Perfection! I love this shot!

Registered on April 12, 2008, 48 Posts, 30 Comments