The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Multiple exposures were captured from

Multiple exposures were captured from a fixed tripod position and blended to overcome the limitations of depth of field inherent in wide-angle compositions at close range

If someone asked me to describe Big Bend in a single scene

That experience changed something for me

Captured at sunrise as a true single exposure

pulling the landscape together into something cohesive and deliberate

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Multiple exposures were captured fromMesa de Anguila, Big Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was made on the rim of Mesa de Anguila, looking out across a wide section of canyon as the Rio Grande curves through the desert below. The horizontal framing allowed the landscape to stretch outward, emphasizing distance, scale, and the slow movement of the river through layered terrain. A lone prickly pear sits near the edge of the rim, offset to one side of the frame. From this angle, it