While the view of the actual hot spring at Grand Prismatic, Yellowstone’s largest, is difficult from the boardwalk and better viewed from the nearby trailed overlook, the terraces created by the run off makes for some great photo opportunities. I usually on stop here once or twice a summer as the crowds, even early, can be challenging. But this year the crowds haven’t been as bad as recent summers and I took advantage of that to spend some time looking for interesting compositions as I slowly walked the boardwalk. This image, with the great lines created by the terraced runoff, was looking back towards the east where steam from the flood group of geysers was backlit nicely.