Figure 1. Heart Spring, Yellowstone National Park, WY.
Heart Spring is one of the thermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Upper Geyser Basin to be exact. An east walk from the visitor center or Old Faithful Inn leads to this hot spring.
I took this shot in February, 2013. While it snows a lot in winter, it can't stay long near the thermal features in general. While it is not a white blanket, it may create the mosaic pattern and makes the scene interesting, too. The forecast said it sunny on that morning. The clouds, however, started to build up in mid morning. It is not the brightly sunny sky I expected for better taking some shots with high contrast. When the weather does not follow my plan, the best way is to make the best of it. So I still keep shooting and hope one of these shots work.
I have stopped by and shot Heart Spring many times. This shot with dull lighting makes it attractive. This is usually not the kind I particularly interested. Though the contrast is not high, it seems to stay at a delicate balance. It looks like a painting to me.
I'll say this is my favorite among all the Heart Spring shots I have taken.
