Grand Prismatic Spring - a photo on Flickriver

            In 2013 my wife and I hike up a very steep trail to be awarded with this view.  In 2016/2017 the park made a moderately graded slope to a viewing platform.

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world.

The bright, vivid colors in the spring are the result of microbial mats around the edges of the mineral-rich water. The mats produce colors ranging from green to red; the amount of color in the microbial mats depends on the ratio of chlorophyll to carotenoids and on the temperature gradient in the runoff. In the summer, the mats tend to be orange and red, whereas in the winter the mats are usually dark green. The center of the pool is sterile due to extreme heat.

The deep blue color of the water in the center of the pool results from the intrinsic blue color of water. The effect is strongest in the center of the spring, because of its sterility and depth.

Taken in: United States / Wyoming / Three River Junction (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2013

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Jeffrey Neihart

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 32mm (=48mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	32mm (35mm equivalent: 48mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Windows
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