Life on the Playa Masterwork Edition The foreground was captured using

The foreground was captured using a simple focus stack to maintain clarity in the rock formations while preserving the natural falloff into darkness

moving constantly with even the slightest breath of wind

no real facilities

complete and finished

Life on the Playa Masterwork Edition The foreground was captured usingAlvord Desert, Oregon This photograph shows an avocet egg resting directly in the rocks of the Alvord Desert playa. I made this image while stranded on the dry lake bed after a heavy rain left the ground impassable for more than five days and my rig sunk in the mud. During that time, I spent a lot of hours walking the playa, moving slowly and carefully. Thats when I came across this nest. Avocets and other wading birds will often build simple nests