Constant State

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 9, 2012305 views13 comments

Mammoth Hot Springs is always in a constant state of flux. Its never the same. This image near Palette Spring is now dried up and grey. The warm colors of the bacterial surface are now gone.
Steam rises from the surface covering up the many layers of silica in this image which was taken last winter. Trees still exist in their skeletal form only. You can always find something different in this place to photograph.

As always thanks for the C&C or anything else you would like to add.

Canon 5d2, 70-200L IS Canon lens

Larger image provided.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on April 9, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Sweet, enjoying the color, atmosphere and juxtaposition of the small tree.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 9, 2012 at 3:18 PM

Very nice color and complexity.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 9, 2012 at 9:47 PM

This is really nice, Dean. The light, elements, and textures keep me engaged. There's almost the sense of an ongoing chemistry experiment here.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 9, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Very nice, Dean. This is really an interesting scene to look at. I like your comp and the conditions you captured here. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 9, 2012 at 10:54 PM

The billowing steam playing in the light is very nice. Neat scene to look at!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 9, 2012 at 11:04 PM

This is pretty cool, Dean--fascinating shot! The tree looks a tad soft--especially the front branches, with the 70-200 i suspect your DOF was shallow.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 10, 2012 at 1:47 AM

Great idea and subject, Dean. Love the softness of the background. I see slight technical issues in the corner in the form of CAs around the snow - you might want to look into that. I usually don't clone, but here you could try to clone away the little snow that sticks in - it's small anyway. Just some thoughts.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 10, 2012 at 10:36 AM

Very cool! Wild and surreal scene. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 10, 2012 at 10:41 AM

Very cool atmosphere created my the steam. The tree seems a little tight in that corner. I might have given it a litlle more room on the right - not sure if that was an option. Sweet shot.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 10, 2012 at 11:26 PM

I already commented over on RMNP, but had to add again how unique and good this is, Dean.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on April 11, 2012 at 1:09 AM

Very unique take on Mammoth, Dean. The snow really adds a lot to the scene.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on April 12, 2012 at 12:48 AM

Nicely performing scene. Colors overlapping each other work well with the texture, steam plays a big role, it seems. I like all of the details gleaming through the steam. Nit : little patch of white at the very bottom distracts an eye a bit.

Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 1, 2012 at 2:55 PM

Fine textures and colors with just the right amount of sharpening and softness.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments