GALLERY
The photographs of
thermophiles provide a landscape of their own and offer a rich resource
for photographers. From bacterial mats to temperature segregated forms
the microbes of Yellowstone are fascinating on many levels.
There is a real competition between the aesthetic value and scientific value of thermophiles in Yellowstone National Park.
Over the last 15 - 20 years the scientific community has become more and more interested in life at high temperatures. It has only been in the last 5 to 6 years that the popular mind and the aesthetic mind has found interest in these organisms.
I watch, and study, and photograph these organisms and their environment from an aesthetic point of view. The patters and colors constantly transfix me. I am perpetually amazed and occasionally stupefied by the diversity, pattern, organization, and dynamics of these organisms.
The galleries that I have developed and posted here are images that appeal to me, (in whole or in part,) as an artist. Pattern, color, contrast, texture, motion, and diversity are all bits of what attract me. Most of all, I just like them.
As time goes by , of course, scientific descriptions will accompany the location information. For now, they are presented for your, (and my,) enjoyment.
- About life and ecology at high temperatures in Yellowstone National Park.
The photographs of
thermophiles provide a landscape of their own and offer a rich resource
for photographers. From bacterial mats to temperature segregated forms
the microbes of Yellowstone are fascinating on many levels.There is a real competition between the aesthetic value and scientific value of thermophiles in Yellowstone National Park.
Over the last 15 - 20 years the scientific community has become more and more interested in life at high temperatures. It has only been in the last 5 to 6 years that the popular mind and the aesthetic mind has found interest in these organisms.
I watch, and study, and photograph these organisms and their environment from an aesthetic point of view. The patters and colors constantly transfix me. I am perpetually amazed and occasionally stupefied by the diversity, pattern, organization, and dynamics of these organisms.
The galleries that I have developed and posted here are images that appeal to me, (in whole or in part,) as an artist. Pattern, color, contrast, texture, motion, and diversity are all bits of what attract me. Most of all, I just like them.
As time goes by , of course, scientific descriptions will accompany the location information. For now, they are presented for your, (and my,) enjoyment.