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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Winter Magic

I captured this photo of Yellowstone, Wyoming's Grand Prismatic Spring by holding my camera out the window of my Piper Warrior airplane (and wearing two pairs of gloves to protect my hands from the painful cold). The 370-foot-diameter spring is the world's third-largest.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 06.2021
Photo Location: Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Jassen Todorov
Awards
Photo of the Day: 09.19.22
Finalist