January 2019 – latentsifier

Hyperthermophiles

Terrestrial hot spring
Early evolution
Exterior analogue

Because of numerous active hydrothermal features, Yellowstone is especially magnificent during the cold of winter. Certain heat loving microorganism species reside in these hydrothermal ecosystems and often appear as masses of color. That thermophiles can thrive in such conditions, including alkaline or acidic water of near-boiling temperatures, is extreme only in relation to human requirements.

“At the time when liquid water—a prerequisite for life as we know it—appears in the geological record (3800 billion years ago), Earth was a hot, anoxic environment and under constant bombardment by meteors, many of which could have virtually vaporized the oceans. Early Earth, therefore, would have been an attractive home to heat-loving thermophiles and their extreme cousins, the hyperthermophiles, where thermophily would have offered a great selective advantage.” – Anna-Louise Reysenbach

Winter Progression

Evening light
Path spanning
Sign overhang

Decision theory focuses on alternatives available among apparent choice options as influenced by a subjective goal directive. Passing from one condition to another, the highway corridor offers destination discretion involving such necessary decision articulations.

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa

Mountain Top Vista

Tranquil view
Solace sanctuary
Feel to truly appreciate

Early morning light illuminates some of the mountains encircling the ‘Gateway to the Northwest’. Mountains seem eternally to answer an aesthetic imaginative need, challenging complacent convictions.

“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” – John Muir

New Memories

Dinner out
With friends
Laid back fun

The comradely and shared conversation around the dinning table are as important as the perceived victual quality. Durational trip episodes are filled with special individual occasions worth celebrating.

“Having a ring leader at the table—one who can keep things moving, call out other members of the group by name, and be the point-of-contact for the server—really helps with communication.” – Rachel Titcomb

Winter Color

Delicate hues
Natural habitat
Nicely obvious

The subtle hue variations of the grayish western winter landscape are inexhaustibly satisfying in their infinite richness. With experience dependent upon individual interpretation, imbued through all things conveying themselves willingly, the earth does not withhold.

“Winter is a time of greyness and cold. When it shows, there is stillness and calm that often prompts us to speak in a whisper.” – Sandy Dumont

Storage Artfulness

Silo lyricism
Sublime abundance
Accumulation distribution

Crafting space out of necessity tempered over time, subtle tonal and shape relationship elements are mixed in satisfying proportions. Driving by in a fleeting moment there is plenty of time, infinite in possibility.

“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

Midway Geyser Basin

Productive hot spring
Runoff discharge
Firehole river

In the first federally funded government research survey ever conducted in North American, the prominent trailblazer and geologist Dr. Ferdinand V. Hayden led an expedition specifically to explore the Yellowstone geothermal area. Although primarily a scientific and economic campaign, the artist Thomas Moran was significantly a consequential member on the mission. Hayden believed in the power of the visual illustrative image to augment any written-word descriptive passage.

“The results of this season’s exploration attracted the widest interest, and Congress readily complied with Dr. Hayden’s recommendation that the region he had last explored be set apart as a National Park.” – Charles A. White

Grecian Key

Little of everything
Authentic cuisine
Help needed

We went to eat lunch, but the joint was closed up tighter than two coats of paint.

“Wow..just wow…the decor in here is so 1970’s, that I had to laugh. Tackiest decor ever.” – Jil S.

Madison River

Headwater tributary
Large chalk stream
Morning vibe

The first official photographic stop of the Yellowstone adventure, at a river happening where we all climbed out of the vintage Bombardier Snowbus and blinked in winter wonderment at the dawning scenic splendor.

“You’re effort will be worth the cold.” – Forrest Fenn

One Entangled Evening

Metaphysical vibe
Quantum realm
Mobile in time

While driving in the deep dark of the night, photographing under extreme contrast conditions is temperamental. In the this physical world, as things are moving and active with time, explanations elude while experience must sense and feel.

“What I cannot create, I do not understand.” – Richard P. Feynman

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