YELLOWSTONE
Read MoreWe jumped in the car while the morning was still cool with fog, chilly enough to keep other visitors in their tents and around their campsites. We are photographers and the excitement of a sunrise image is worth more than the coziness of a warm sleeping bag before the sun is up. We headed out of our tent and into the car, ready to (safely) race to our favorite park spots, but in a move that's magic in only the way America's national parks can be, the prettiest view was here, in a "nowhere" spot.
Morgan Phillips @morganphillips
Driving down the road I saw a lone Bison. It was obviously determined and had a place it wanted to be. I was lucky to snap this shot.
I had been trying to get some good wide shots up close but had stiff competition from the cell phone photographers. While walking on the outer boardwalk away from the chaos I noticed how the backlit sun created silhouettes in the hot spring steam. I chose to create a black and white version to emphasize the people and their movements of being tourists.
Jerry Cagle @photographersguide2_se_arizona
Rising early to drive from the Madison Junction Campground we were rewarded with a private showing of the usually crowded hot springs.