23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Grand Prismatic Springs at Sunset

The photo group had intended to go to the Grand Prismatic Springs, but didn't make it because of timing issues. I really wanted to see it, so my wife and I went out the day everyone else departed. Seeing the Prismatic at sunset was one of the goals for our 'private' time in the area. And it was fantastic. We hiked up to the springs, and I did have a travel tripod, so I set that up. And we stayed for nearly a hour to catch the sunset, the Golden Hour, and the Blue Hour. This was one of my favorite shots, since it shows the orange and red from the thermophiles and the orange and red from the setting sun.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Canyon Village, Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Richard Fox