Reflecting on Grand Prismatic

Taste the rainbow and View Large on Black!

Clouds reflect in the foreground while Grand Prismatic Spring's rising steam picks up a rainbow of Rasta colors. It was so hard to leave Yellowstone to continue on our trip to the Pacific Northwest when gifted such perfect conditions! ;-)

Those fantastical colors are completely natural. The vivid colors result from pigmented bacteria in microbial mats that line the edge of this third largest hot spring in the world. The blues come in part thanks to how deep and pure the water is here.

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rich66 ~~ says:

what a great angle to capture the beauty and color of this area. WOW!!

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Keith Yeung says:

Beautiful rainbow capture and enjoy the reflection as well!
Wonderful capture, my friend!
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Michelle in NY says:

Stunning photo, I hope you printed this one, it's gorgeous!

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*Cake says:

Wow beautiful! I love the steams!

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(Dariusz) says:

This is a truly incredible image.
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gab79 says:

incredible place!
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frorf says:

awesome
really fantastic on black
great work
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superb work!!
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brian doucette says:

Spectcaular reflections my friend.
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beachwalker2008 says:

Certainly an awesome place - especially in conditions like this.

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Jeanie's Pics says:

wow, great composition and color, love it!
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LOVE IT....AMAZING COMPOSITION!! I wanna go back!! =(

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Muskegger (Merritt) says:

Wow. Just stunning.
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Fantastic!

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·fil· says:

Wow!! Great capture! Amazing colors and reflection, congratulations!
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Claudia Vieira Costa says:

Surreal!!!
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enchantedwood says:

mesmerizing pic
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rabataller says:

Amazing picture
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Dailyville says:

Striking. I love Yellowstone Park!
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K. W. Sanders says:

Absolutely beautiful!

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Paul Galliano says:

fantastic! instant fav!
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alonsodr says:

Brilliant, my friend!

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wonderful
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Shakti Womyn says:

very cool!

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insashi says:

amazing one
wonderful colour
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Ducklover Bonnie says:

Oh what a sensational rainbow, Fort! Nature just opens up for you!
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Gorgeous shot!

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Phijomo says:

Wow, that is some outstanding color! Beautiful skies too. What I like most, though, is the reflections of those big puffy clouds in the foreground. That's awesome! Excellent shot.
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FreeSpirit5 says:

outstanding, awesome
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plearbear says:

wow, that's amazing!
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Incroyable
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Tripod Ape says:

smell that sulphur!
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yezzer says:

yet again, absolutely stunning.
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CRimages says:

Beautiful - nice work. One of these days I hope to visit there in person.

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DKAIOG says:

That's exquisite. The colors are amazing!
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Fraggle Red says:

Absolutely gorgeous composition. The colors are unbelievable.
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That is simply stunning!
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[Christine] says:

Wonderful! Grand Prismatic is an amazing place. Your photostream has been bringing back so many happy memories of "vacations past" for me!
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jamespcullen says:

Just PERFECT
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moocatmoocat (away from Flickr) says:

extraordinary colors, amazing natural palette!

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flopper says:

so beautiful! it is a wonderful park!
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BoblyP says:

it's really a sensational photo
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xeno(x) says:

a wonderful , unique capture , colour of stunnin beauty ,

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Che-burashka says:

so beautiful - takes your breath away - really!
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r.zap says:

colori fantastici - bravissimo - ciaooooooooooooo
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michaelrosenbaum says:

Brilliant colors and great reflection!
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evan hunter says:

unbelievable..great shot
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vtpeacenik says:

Wow, wow, WOW !!!

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ulibrsrkr says:

great shot
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Fried Toast says:

Excellent! Couldn't have asked for much better weather than that.
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Chris Halford says:

Wow... This is crazy-good.
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dreamscapepics says:

OMG! This is completely amazing! What a fantastic shot! Well done, very well done!
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Walt K says:

Incredible colors you have captured in this excellent shot!!
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Yoann Rigolleau says:

woawwwww , encore une foto à couper le souffle !

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Len Langevin says:

Hello my new friend! Your images are such a joy to view!

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Nice pictures you have =)
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bridgepix says:

Wow! Out of this World!
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Lollygagging says:

oh my freaking GOD! lol, this is so fantastic! I was just there and I wish my photos were this good! incredible! :-)
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arctos_ says:

taste the rainbow, heh. iove that area, great shot.
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T a r a k says:

Absolutely gorgeous
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annt189 says:

Beautiful composition and colour.
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Ezhil Ramalingam says:

An out of the world pic, mike. You are lucky to be there.
Have a nice sunday.
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AntonioArcos aka fotonstudio says:

wonderful rainbow, excellent shot, congrats!!!!!

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Unbelievably beautiful !!! Congratulations on such a wonderful photo and explore too.

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AbhijeetV says:

What a colorful capture! Amazing place!
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So amazing!! Awesome shot!!
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Sandra_R says:

Stunning!
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inate says:

Wow, you've captured this beautifully
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pandorga says:

Just amazing!!
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algo says:

Beautiful cloud and reflections.
Terrific photography.
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Philippe Sainte-Laudy says:

I'm blown away by this one my friend!
Well done!
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Monday Morning Photography says:

beautiful capture of a beautiful place
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trisheroverton says:

I see you're on another planet again. This is fantastic!!!!
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Cher12861 says:

Gorgeous!
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jamecl99 says:

Beautiful, the color is amazing!
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bluarancio85 says:

Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato Magical Moments !. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere l’elemento al gruppo.

che magia di colori
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paose73 says:

spettacolare!!! colori stupendi.
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NatashaP says:

Another stunning shot my friend! Well done!

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globalindex says:

awesome! gorgeous mood!!!

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 30 faves, 30 comments and 300 views, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

instant Fave my friend......for this wonderfu image reflection & unbelievable colors......beautifully composed & captured !!!

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ilieattruthordare says:

Thanks for making this image available through Creative Commons! Thought you'd like to know I've included it in my found photos project Look Away here:

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Photophool says:

I cannot believe how nature favors you with perfect skies and conditions. Just wonderful. Michael.
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