The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Captured at sunrise as a

Captured at sunrise as a true single exposure

The final image reflects the scene as it appeared

If someone asked me to describe Big Bend in a single scene

Three cactus anchor the frame

That tension became part of the experience

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend Captured at sunrise as aMesa 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