Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone

This dead shrub on the side of Mammoth Hot Springs died in the heat and toxins from the steam vents. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate. Mammoth Hot Springs is the largest known carbonate-depositing spring in the world.
(Thanks everyone for the kind comments & helping to get this photo on the Popular & Trending page)

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture

[Taffy]

Gorgeous landscape! The shrub adds a bunch of interest to an already interesting boulder.

[Sunkist]

nice

[Dawn Swingle]

Very nice. I loved Yellowstone, I hope to make it back some day.

[Osia Strasner]

Love the composition with the lone tree against the white rock, the colors, and your processing! Beautiful, stark image....FAV!

[Peter Dulis]

@panthora - thanks Ostia - believe it or not - there is no processing - that's the way these rocks look

[Milanie]

This is a really neat look at Yellowstone.

[Rosan]

Great composition with the dead shrub which adds a lot of interest.

[Elizabeth]

Fantastic shot of the hot springs! I've really enjoyed your Yellowstone series!

[Anja]

Love it, looks like a painting!

[Fotografie DaVils]

Gordeous shot!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Love the rock tones and the stark tree has to be a FAV!

[Wylie]

dramatic shot. yes, does look rather like a painting. fav.

[gloria jones]

Super shot, textures, colors

[Nina Ganci]

Mammoth capture! wow!
Thanks for explaining the tree
fav

[Sandy]

Beautiful composition. Those rocks give a very dramatic look.

[Joyce]

Stunning

[Nicole]

wow love this rugget piece of nature!

[Tineke]

Wow looks like a painting

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is beautiful. Fav!

[bkb in the city]

Very cool formation

[Chris P]

this looks like a painting, awesome

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Wow I really like this Peter! Fantastic job of composing this! HUGE FAV!

[Paula W]

Striking shot Peter, big fav.

[Margo]

these shots are wonderful A fav

[Vera]

This is majestic.