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		Yellowstone and the Tetons << Back to Feature Page View exclusive photographs and get the facts behind the frame.   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >> The Show Goes On Photograph by José Azel "We could not contain our enthusiasm; with one accord we all took off our hats and yelled with all our might." Thus one member of an 1869 expedition reacted to an eruption of Great Fountain Geyser, seen brewing here around trees killed by heat and minerals. The display takes place in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin every 8 to 12 hours. For two million years a plume of magma deep underground has been creating the geysers and stoking their fires. Camera: Canon F1N Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia 50 Lens: Canon 200mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/500 @ f/4 Weather Conditions: Clear Time of Day: Around 8 or 9 a.m. Lighting Techniques: Natural light

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