Artist's Palette Reflections

This is one of the thermal pools at Wai-o-Tapu near Rotorua. The colours are caused by the different minerals deposits, e.g. the yellow/green is caused by sulphur/arsenic and the orange by antimony/arsenic, and that's why it's called the Artist's Palette. The steamy area (top right) is the Champagne Pool.

[Simply Amanda]

How incredible!

[Pat Knowles]

If you could colour the thermal pools in your imagination this would be it Nick.

[Carole G]

Great reflections, at first I thought the cloud reflections were steam

[Ali P]

Looks like a great place!

[Maggiemae]

You have got a good picture here with all those natural colours as well as reflections in those colours! fav

[Angela]

Wow - amazing colours. What an interesting place

[Louise]

How interesting! Love the different colours!

[Phil Howcroft]

great title and light nick

[Stephanie Swift]

Really beautiful. makes me think of a certain novel by Ngaio Marsh (a New Zealander), one of my favourite mystery writers.

[Call me Joe]

So artistic:)

[Rick]

Cool looking place. Guess you wouldn't want to swim there?

[Donna]

Love the steam rising too, water is so clear

[Delia]

Beautiful Nick. I haven't been there for ages

[Taffy]

You capture this so beautifully. Interesting, there is an Artists Palette area in Death Valley National Park here, where the tones emerge from the mountain/rocks. It has the same feeling in one way, though a totally different area.

[Jane winfrey]

Yes an artists' palette - very good description and nice shot!! :)

[Nick]

@amandal @happypat @yorkshirekiwi @alinz @maggiemae @ditzy @cheekylulu @phil_howcroft @tristansmum @joemuli @hop2it @deliad @taffy @janewinfrey Thanks very much everyone.
@rickster549 Thanks Rick and, no, definitely wouldn't want to swim here - far too hot!

[Dianne]

Neat capture.