The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Many are carved into volcanic

Many are carved into volcanic and weathered stone

The canyon feels wide and quiet

and usually the last place I would choose to shoot

wanting to see how the same forms would feel once daylight fully released its grip on the landscape

the Rio Grande traces the canyon floor

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Many are carved into volcanicMesa 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