Bacteria Rainbow

[Rachel Hollander]

The vibrant colors of the bacteria mats and pool at Grand Prismatic in Yellowstone. The former social trail to get an image from above is closed while the Park Service formalizes the trail and builds a viewing platform. As a result, I had to try to capture the amazing colors from the boardwalk along the edge and through the steam.

Canon 5D3
70-200 II @ 165mm
1/180
f16
ISO 400
HH, slight crop for comp, levels and curves, sharpened in CCPS.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Adhika Lie]

Hi Rachel, beautiful! I like the layering of the color and the complementary colors here. The reflection of the trees on the reddish part adds complexity to the image.

I am glad to hear that they are making a raised up viewing platform to view the pool. I took my grand prismatic shot from that social trail up. It didn't feel kosher to climb up that hill but oh well!

Thanks for sharing!

[Don Railton]

Hi Rachel

Love the layered vibrancy here. Well done. you have a dust spot (I think..) LHS mid way up..

DON

[Michael Thompson]

Very nice! The title caught my curiosity, glad I took a look, very nice colors! ~ MT

[Adhika Lie]

I keep coming back to this, have you thought of printing this, Rachel? I don't know why but Fuji Pearl comes to my mind right away.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks again Adhika. Haven't decided what to print from my recent trip yet.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Rache,

While I love the colors the textured layers do not work for me... Back in a minute.

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[Arthur Morris]

My motion blur out of the box creation...

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[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Artie, I like it a lot. I wish I had thought to do it in camera :w3

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Artie, I like it a lot. I wish I had thought to do it in camera :w3

YAW. Agree. When you see those layers of color, think pleasing blurs :)

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[Diane Miller]

Very pleasing indeed!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Rachel...count me in on loving Arthur's pleasing blur version best of all :) Great colors to work with within the scene.

[John Hackney]

Wonderful, vibrant rainbow colors. Both versions work for me, but Art's version is the more pleasing.

[Valerio Tarone]

Very pleasing the Art's version!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Nice colours here Rachel - a natural phenom I would like to see in person one day.
I quite like what Artie did! You could of course achieve that in-camera next time when you are there by using a slow shutter and panning left to right eh :cheers:

[D. Robert Franz]

Lovely color and comp... I know this spot well! You should have walked out closer for a better perspective :w3