Colors from the Earth
This is an abstract image taken at the edge of a thermal spring in the West Thumb geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. While the image appears to not contain any living thing, the colors themselves are in fact a product of the microscopic organisms called Thermophiles which thrive at extremely high temperatures. When visiting Yellowstone, you will see different veins of colors surrounding the fumaroles, geysers and thermal pools. The various colors in these mats are different types of Thermophiles which thrive at specific temperatures or have preferences for alkaline, acidic, or sulphiric enviroments. The enviroment determines the type of Thermophile that lives there and this diversity creates the colors you see. The color in this image is exactly as it was taken by my camera. It is not a macro image. At the top right, the turquoise color is the very edge of the thermal pool, the white border is mineral deposits and the brown and yellow and orange colors are the Thermophile living in a mat surrounding the pool.
This image has sold as a laminated print and a matted print 3 times through RedBubble.


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dinghysailor1
wow! great colours and abstract!
BuddyH
nice!
Leslie Wood
wonderful!! I love the colors in and around these geysers!
micmac
Wow ! Love this,the contrast of colors and the light is gorgeous.
aphoto4you
excellent image ….love it
Christopher E...
wonderful natural abstract, love those colors
gladders
Very nice contrasting lines, colours and textures. A great abstract.
Kitsmumma
I love this, a wonderful abstract with gorgeous colours and textures and shapes.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you! It is my favorite image from that area – and thank you for featuring it in the “Abstracts from Nature” group!!
safphoto
This is a really interesting shot. Well seen…
Mechellerene
Gorgeous composition…wonderful abstract!!!
Mar Silva
Such beautiful colors and imagery!
Glenn Tuazon
How high am I? THe junction of the three territories can be a place of turf exchange.
LoveMy7Cs
Really great work!!
geikomaiko
great shot. the colours and comp work so well.
caroline ellis
wow, looks like an areal of the beach
eseffpe
perfect…!
Misty G
this is so beautiful!
linaji
Dawne.. you are an artist!!! fantastic work and this is patterns of nature sublime!
john403
Very Cool! This looks like a shot of earth from outer space!
MARTISTIC
This looks so luscious and jewel like and chewable- skip the last bit it doesn’t make sense. It’s nature in abstraction and it’s beautiful!
Simon Mears
outstanding work!
mawaho
I agree that this makes a fantastic picture. Gorgeous design colour and texture.
Robin Webster
This is stunning Dawne! The textures and colours are gorgeous!
Soxy Fleming
very inviting
funkyfacestudio
Beautiful abstract, great colors !
farawaytree
Glorious. You have captured the water in the sea, the earth in the sand, air in the bubbles and even a hint of fire in the suns reflection on the water.
SkyFox
Must view LARGE VIEW! Oh my gosh! Miraculous color and texture
mikej
Superb work, I could spend hours looking at this Excellent piece!
Dawne Olson replied
Me too!! I finally bought one for my own wall—looks just as nice in print! Thanks so much for commenting!
EarthGipsy
Awesome! :-))
Sensiworld
Wow, beautiful !
Love the colours.
midzing
beautiful colours,,, well done
Cheyenne
Sweet I love the Color!!!
Els Steutel
Now …thats why I love the colors of the earth ,this is gorgeous!!
Joanne Bradley
Wow! Fantastic color and excellent composition!
Cheyenne
You are welcome!
Al Williscroft
wow very nice!!!
Stephanie Johnson
Incredible colours! What an interesting shot!
amarica
Excellent work, art and commentary, very good Dawne
NinaMosi Art
Wow!! Beautiful image Dawne…Instant favorite :))
Stephen Maxwell
Very vibrant colours and informative detail.
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Trippy! :-)
tkrosevear
A beautiful perspective!!!!
Tom Vaughan
beautiful image… the scale is so hard to define..it works very well
LindaR
this is now one of my very favorite maco shots ~ not an understatement as it portays an aerial view of a turquoise ocean against a varied sandy shore ~ just amazing ~ portrays so well how macros in this way can trick the eye and set the imagination on fire ~ bravo!!! xx
LindaR
please enter this into Nature’s Macro Canvas ~ would be such a gift ~ looks great this way

brian pendrey
beautiful
Paul Scarsella
amazing beautiful colors and composition!!!
jlynn
Wow!! Incredible!!
lucin
I am headed to Yellowstone in Sept. Thank you for the prep for the visit. Shall be looking for these creatures. :) Wonderful piece.
Joyce Dickens,...
A natural abstract Dawne; gorgeous vibrant color, exquisite lighting, perfect composition and perspective. Very inspirational…awesome job!
Paul Vanzella
adore the abstract feel Dawne, you have a wonderful eye for composition!
Antanas
Great work
Krys Bailey
Very beautiful abstract! Aren’t nature’s colours and textures wonderful? ;o)
Linda Sannuti
Very beautiful and interesting! Stunning capture!
kenspics
You have a fantastic eye for picking subjects that amaze and enthrall.. and your commentaries are awesome as well!!
rosiemaddra
i love this! iv been to yellowstone a couple of times, one of the most stunning places i have ever been. you have done it justice with this abstract image.
andreasphoto
awesome colors..
Di Jenkins
texture, colour, shape – you got it all!!! Wonderful image.
SharonAHenson
Wonderful colour and texture !
Leena Hedman
Nice capture! The colors are delicious!
Diana Forgione
Beautiful colors!
Anne Staub
Beautiful image!
Jolie
Superb composition!
And a color that just makes you want to melt into it!
Lovely!
RMonroe
Gorgeous Image:)
emele
This is quite amazing… love it!
thelotuspress
This is so interesting, love your information. The colours and composition are excellent. Oh how I’d love to come back to America, and visit this place :)
George Lenz
beautiful imagery… well done..
Prasad
Top notch. You have hit the nail at right place, Dawne
Walter Quirtmair
Interesting subject and the colors are gorgous. I also like the compsition and lines.
Dragomir Vukovic
beautiful !
Daniel J. McCa...
Beauty! Great colors! Soooo well seen & captured!!
Sharon Johnstone
Stunning image Dawn!! Beautiful shot.
tinhearts
wow!!!! mind boggling beauty!
xxx
Yool
Stunning colours…..WOW!!!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Dawne,
How unusually, beautifully different this lovely abstract is!!!!!
A very well balanced composition, not only in the three areas themselves but in their colours.
More than adequately sharp for such a photograph, exposed very well and with most pleasing contrasts and beautiful colours.
Your well written narrative adds its most interesting weight to the total presentation.
Good work that girl!
GB
Dennis
Ed Stone
WoW!
Ruth Palmer
Fabulous work!
Sherstin Schwartz
Really wonderful work!
Catherine Davis
Wow I love this, beautiful colours!
Shelly Hiebert
The texture and light and composition is so wonderful. Such a stunning image.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Just love the abstract feel to this
Tollwut
GREAT!
TheNeepster
Stunning colours and composition.
Keiran Lusk
A truly captivating image and a thoroughly fascinating explanation of that image. Just perfect. Thanks for sharing.
dinghysailor1
hey congratulations on being featured art with this fabulous imge ! well done and truly deserving!
;))
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks..! um…. featured where? lol! I got a wave of new comments on this one this morning and I don’t know why?
eddiepark
Just beautiful!
Nikki Trexel
the colors are great and the whole thing makes a neat abstract-ish image. good eye!
secretagentman7
Wyoming is beautiful !
Redneck
I love this so much! It is beautiful
Ciska
What an incredible image, you have a good eye, congratz on making home page feature
Jennifer Prome...
great composition!!! colours, everything….
Piero
Interesting view from above. Nice capture!
Kerstin Inga
this reminds me of sitting on a plane looking down at the earth! lovely colours!!!
LindaMcCarthy
Dynamic and beautiful work. I particularly like the perspective and texture.
Michelle Dry
Wow that is such a gorgeous image. I have desperately been wanting to go to Yellow stone for ages… This makes me want to go even more now!
Playful Photo
very nice, I knew it was a Geyser pool before I read the caption. I used to live very close to Yellowstone park and so I’ve been there a bunch. Great place.
Chuck Wickham
WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF YELLOWSTONE, THEY THINK WILDLIFE OR OLD FAITHFUL,BUT YOU HAVE CAPTURED A MUCH MORE INTERESTING SHOT. WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT IT I WASN’T SURE WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT,AFTER READING THE DESCRIPTION I WAS WAY OFF. REAL NICE!
Pet _
Oh wow…this is fantastic!!!! I love everything about it! Had to favourite mwa xxx
Alessandro Pinto
Looks Heaven is on Earth..! Amazing Capture !
AnaCBStudio
Great abstract…excellent work
zacco
wicked image
Aharon Hyman
love the feel of this image a great abstract with a pleasing composition
Sarah Bentvelzen
wow! stunning shot!!!!
ANNETTE HAGGER
this is so beautiful, beautiful colours and textures, i love it !!!
Bread
sweet colors
Atiger97
stunning shot, love the colours
Troy Mortier
Nice work indeed.
Jon Carraher
awesome picture! I’d like to go there and see some more!
Jan Landers
wow…..this leaves me in awe…..stunning colors!!!
Arletta
I dream of hot springs .. in the light blue air ..
Beautiful!
Andriy Portyanko
Great colors, like to look at! Well done!!!!
pauline tims
Absolutely beautiful well done
iamanartist
so good, imagine you get an immense number of views on this one
dimsim
this is why i’m hot :)
CraigsMom
Wow. I simply love this!
Anne Vis
Beautiful work!
Marilyn Harris
Wow!!! Fabulous Abstract!!! Great work!!!
Mary Campbell
You have such a fabulous eye.. love the whole site.
Leah Highland
Being a texture freak, I just gotta LOVE this!
John Wright
I never would have guessed the location, at least not quickly. This is an angle I’ve never seen before, and I love how you did it.
Janell Rufiange
beautiful capture!
valzart
O This is beautiful sweetheART instant fav ;} hugglez
Mayina
Spectacular shot Dawn!
terezadelpilar
STUNNINGSTUNNINGSTUNNING!!!
David Clark
wonderful photo Dawne – but even better narrative
- I am a hydrologist (water geologist) who used to live near Yellowstone -– you did a terrific job with your explanation- and many thanks for the comments and favorites from my site -daveDawne Olson replied
Thanks for your remarks here David… your site is AMAZING! I’ll definately be back for more!
Peace Mitchell
What a beautiful shot!
Kristin N. Hamm
This is just gorgeous!!! The colors, the angle, all are sublime!! : ) Excellent capture and well done!
Krys Bailey
This makes such a lovely natural abstract and the colours and textures are marvellous! Ain’t nature wonderful??!!! ;o)
Rosalie Scanlon
Wow, excellent image and a wonderful explanation
VillyNickolov
this is beautiful
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Villy
Nat Hall
FABULOUS!!! :)))
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Nat!! Very kind !
Tara Filliater
thats s beautiful
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks Tara! I appreciate your visit!
syd baker
Wow! Great explanation, I learned something today! Plus, talk about the fractals of nature, I thought at first this was an extreme altitude shot of the edge of a continent! How cool is that
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you for that great comment! (Sorry it took me forever to get back… I do appreciate your visit!)
Candyworld
Great Texture! Beautiful Water!
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks! I really appreciate that!
Jeff Burns
Fantastic shot
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks Jeff! Great to see a new face in “my bubble” :0)
surfinmaz
love this image! it instantly got my attention! beautiful colours!
Carole Felmy
gorgeous image, love this !
eXposure
nature holds such beauty.
wonderful abstract
pattihaskins
The “inner eye” is always the best judge, great work!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you for your insightful comment!
Sharon Mau
Wonderful colours and abstract patterns. Thank you so much for the fascinating commentary. This is very beautiful!! Please add it to our Textures and Dimensions groups.
Dawne Olson replied
THank you Sharon.. I’ll look into that!
M G Pettett
You’ve obviously taken great care to get the composition just right. The colours are beautiful and not just in themselves but in your picture too. It’s amazing at what extremes of environmental conditions life may be found!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you so much for leaving such a wonderful comment!
Trenton Purdy
BEAUTIFUL! Wow, seeing your work, your comment to me really means a ton. I really like this a lot.
Rob van Hooff
Very pure and beautiful !
Rob
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Rob… I appreciate that!
Braedene
This is a wonderful image – colours, angle everything perfect.
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks so much!
camerahappy
Great colors and textures!
amko
everything about this is a fest for the eyes!! :)
Dawne Olson replied
thank you!! that’s a lovely remark!
MelanieSpeaks
Absolutely beautiful colours….great work…
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks again.. glad you like it!
oddoutlet
cool textures and colours!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you…. really appreciate the comment!
kathy s gillen...
beautiful capture, love the textures
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks Kathy… sweet of you to comment. :0)
Gino Pavan
So beautiful!!!
Sheri Greenberg
This is so cool. The colors are incredible.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Sheri.. appreciate your visit and comment!
Joanne Bradley
Congrats on the top ten placement in the Earth challenge for That One Great Shot, Dawne, I just love the angle of capture on this one and the beautiful contrast of colors!
Milos Markovic
Glorious details, colors and compositions, like the world of its own.
CarolM
Excellent natural abstract with nice lighting and lots of interest.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Carol.. it is one of my favorites!
Barbara Brown
And beautiful colors they are!!!!!!!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Barbara, I appreciate that very much
eran gilad
very interesting composition, colors and flow.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Eran..
David Hibberd
That is realy nice. Well done
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks David.. I appreciate your comment.
Sarah Pett-Noble
Beautiful work, Dawne, the colours and comp are amazing, looks a wonderful place!!!
whalegeek
Luscious colors, great contrast and a fine abstract. Straight to Favorites.
mikebov
fantastic image, thanks for the description
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks for your visit!
Gene Walls
Gorgeous work, Dawne! The abstract image is truly beautiful! I especially enjoyed your excellent and wonderfully informative description. Great “detail” in both!
Wendy Slee
what an amazing natural abstract! Earth creates such beauty and you have captured this perfectly…..
Cheri Bouvier
Wonderful, I love it!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Cheri! :0)
Tibby Steedly
Dawne, this is a gorgeous shot and I love your description of how it is formed!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you very much! The facts of how it was formed were one of the most fascinating things for me as well! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Brendan Schoon
WOW, this truly awesome, the colors and the POV are very cool!! Nicely done.
Brendan
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks Brendan
Shaina Lunde
Wow this is an amazing shot! I love it!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you! I’m glad it caught your eye :0)
Kim Calvert
what a cool abstract!! such beautiful colors.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you Kim… it is one of my favorite colors for sure!
Solomon Walker
WOW! its a beauty – like a easy-flow watercolor painting…
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks again… your comments are so kind.
andreasphoto
fell over that one again ;-)
Dawne Olson replied
Thanks! I’m flattered !!
Martine Roch
Fab ! when I saw the thumbnail of this image I KNEW it was Yellowstone National Park… this is a unique place.
A fave
Dawne Olson replied
Right you are!! A photographer’s playground—Yellowstone! Thanks for the comment, favorite, and for adding me to your watchlist!!
Colleen Battis...
wonderful natural abstract! Reminds me of a geode!
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you … and now that you mention it.. yes!
RhondaR
Just beautiful,wonderful colour.
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you so very much! :0)
elfie
This is a gorgeous natural abstract,,,wonderful tones and colors..
Dawne Olson replied
Thank you—I appreciate your view!
Richard Veal
Lovely capture Dawne.
Mel Preston
wow – great colours and composition – love this! :)
Robert Verste...
everything is already written….so excelent
Larry Stewart
Superb composition, clarity, and color. Keep up the great work!
Luca Renoldi 28 days ago
wonderful abstract!
Jens Helmstedt 27 days ago
Beautiful abstract shot!
Arrowman 11 days ago
This is superb work !! – Colin
