Blue Star Spring in Yellowstone Wood Print

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Blue Star Spring is one of the numerous beautiful blue pools in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The vent is enclosed by a thin, overhanging ring of orange-grey sinter and produces a relatively small amount of water, flowing north into the adjacent Firehole River. The spring has been known to erupt on rare occasions, but is usually calm, simmering only gently. Because of the proximity to the crowds at Old Faithful, the vent unfortunately receives quite a large amount of litter, which has to be cleaned out periodically. Smoke from a forest fire can be see above rightside of the horizon of evergreen trees.

Nature has always played a significant role in my life. On walks with my dad when I was a child, I was taught to notice the world around me and appreciate the wonder of nature and all of God's creation. To this day, being out in nature is balm for my soul and necessary for my well-being. When I took up photography, I suddenly had a way to express my joy in nature by preserving the wonder I see, and then being able to share it with others. While I initially did nature and especially macro (close-up) photography, my interests have expanded into photography from travels, scenes of local interest, historic buildings, and basically any interesting image I happen to come across! Since I have taken up photography, my enjoyment of the...