Mule Ears Under Airglow Size:30x45 the camera stood alone at

the camera stood alone at the edge

and the desert floor takes on a quiet presence that feels both timeless and fragile

the badlands offer no trails and no clear destinations

I noticed a narrow opening in the canyon below and patches of vegetation tucked into the rock

Mule Ears Under Airglow Size:30x45 the camera stood alone atBig Bend National Park, Texas This frame came from a timelapse I shot at the Mule Ears Viewpoint. I was set up for motion, not for a single hero composition. Wide. Horizontal. Enough sky to let the Milky Way travel cleanly across the frame as the hours passed. The formation in the distance is the Mule Ears, one of the most recognizable silhouettes in Big Bend National Park. Almost everyone who spends time in the park eventually ends up here. Its