The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend This image was created using

This image was created using a rapid focus stack to maintain clarity across the foreground stones and surrounding terrain

this image remains one of my favorite night photographs from one of my favorite places

and a reminder of how consistent Big Bend can be when the weather cooperates

There are no marked trails and no obvious landmarks

The canyon feels wide and quiet

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend This image was created usingMesa 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