The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Three cactus anchor the frame

Three cactus anchor the frame

This object

Captured at sunrise as a true single exposure

The lake was formed by a catastrophic eruption more than a thousand years ago

The final image reflects the scene as it appeared

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Three cactus anchor the frameMesa 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