Milky Way Over Mule Ears Size:48x64 Within minutes

Within minutes

Instead of rebuilding what disappeared

its pads catching just enough light to separate from the darkness

The adobe structure was illuminated using dozens of individual light-painted exposures

Milky Way Over Mule Ears Size:48x64 Within minutesMule Ears Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was created along the Mule Ears Trail in Big Bend National Park, one of the most recognizable and heavily visited areas of the park. The twin volcanic dikes known as Mule Ears rise abruptly from the desert floor, instantly drawing the eye and anchoring the landscape with their unmistakable silhouette. Because this area is so frequently photographed, I wanted to slow down and build an image