Caustic Networks on Bacterial Mats

Caustic networks on bacterial mats Caustic networks on bacterial mats

The steady flow over the stones generated large and small ripples which provided this clear pattern.

Green bacterial mats in warm water provided a pleasant background for these flow patterns.

Caustic networks on bacterial mats Caustic networks on bacterial mats

This curious stream is fed by two sources at different temperatures and the flow is such that they don't mix, giving different coloured bacterial mats.

Here the difference in background is simply due to deeper water on the left. This also shows up as a lack of bright lines where the water is too deep for the lines to be focused.


Canon EOS 20D   1st July 2007
Yellowstone National Park

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