23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Clouds of Gold
Description: The still waters of San Francisco’s salt ponds form a crystal-clear mirror, reflecting the rolling clouds and golden light above. Salt has been collected in this region since the 1800s. In the last two decades, conservation projects have returned this intertidal environment to the salt marshes that were originally there. This image was taken while I was flying my single-engine plane. Nikon D810/70-200 mm.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | California, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D810 |
| Copyright: | © Jassen Todorov |