A beautiful thermal pool reflecting what little sun could find its way through the overcast afternoon sky. Yes, there can be color on a cloudy day. On the way back to the Upper Geyser Basin after skiing out to Fairy Falls. Yellowstone National Park, 2015.
nature has no boss 
Gorgeous in every way. I cannot make out if you made the photo into a mono but left the amazing colour in the foreground ? or if it is how it is!!
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Hi Paula, I did not make the sky BW it was just a grey day except for the wonderful colors in the thermal pool. I especially like the blue as although the water was boiling hot the blue suggests cool and it was indeed cold out there that day.
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Beautiful! We visited Yellowstone a couple of summers ago but it must look even more magical in the winter.
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Hi and thanks for taking time to leave a little feedback. We have visited Yellowstone in winter a couple of times now and the experience is wonderful. Calm, quiet and a stark beauty when it is cloudy, cold and wintery. Hope you get the chance to see it in winter sometime. Have a great day.
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Thought this was in B/W until I saw the pool. Subtle!
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Hi Eliza, The few times we have been in Yellowstone in the winter there is always a day like the one int he photo. A very grey sky with just a hint of sun able to shine through random holes in the clouds and still the colors arounds the thermal features shine on. Amazing. Hope your day is going well.
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I like the effect of the sun. Really ephemeral.
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Thanks Alix, I like that as well and having those nice thermal features to reelect in is icing on the cake. Hope your day is going well.
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I love the way you have captured nature with the juxtaposition of the hot water and the cold snow.. Brilliant… Lovely photo that has a real feel to it.
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Thanks, for me this is what draws me to Yellowstone in the winter the cold and sometimes very grey skies matched with wonderful thermal pools of vibrant colors. Hope things are going well down under.
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The reflection of the sun and the vapor in combination with the blue is what makes this shot stunning for me. Amazing that you have such hot thermal pools there, I thought this would be a “feature” you’d mostly find in Iceland.
Any idea why the water is so blue? Minerals maybe?
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Hi Suzan, Yellowstone National Park has the worlds largest concentration of thermal features on the planet making it a wonderful place to visit in winter. The beautiful pool and variety of colors are dependent both on the minerals in the pools as well as the temperature, which dictates the specific species of thermophillic bacteria which reside in the pool. A great place to visit.
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Oops, thanks! Guess I showed impressively my nescience/ignorance of this region.
But sounds as if I should visit it some day. š
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Let’s just say inexperience with the region as would be similar for me if I lived in a different part of the world.
And you should try to see yellowstone in the winter some day.
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I might when I get the chance. Didn’t see enough of the world yet. š
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Yes, so much to see and so many adventures yet to be had. Have a great weekend even if it is only 2 days. š
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Thanks, you too! Enjoy. š
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Thanks, I will.
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LOVE the hint of blue in the black and white tones! Beautiful!
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Thanks Tammy, it is an amazing place to be with such contrast between the blue thermal pool and the grey winter sky. Hoe your day is going well.
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