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Morning Mist (see Image Story)
My absolute favorite time in Yellowstone ins in the moments just before the sun cracks the dawn. The thermal vents and the cold night air often make for really amazing smokey images.
Here, a simple pond creates such a powerful and almost primal feeling as the heavy air above mixes with the lighter warmer convection bellow. The lighting this time of day is worth the early wake up alarm.
A grizzly bear (out of range of camera) scares out a Great Blue Heron who makes flight towards me through the pass of Conifers and swooped right above me. Every sound seems so amplified this time of the am as the air is clear, so other people around and my senses are more acute in the morning.
Although I tried, the bear took off in the opposite direction and I never did get a clear shot of it..:(